At least 11 people were killed and 51 others were injured and taken to the hospital following the occurrence of two massive chain accidents on the Trakia highway in southeastern Bulgaria. A total of 86 cars, trucks and heavy vehicles were involved in this accident that happened on the morning of Tuesday, November 10, near the Zimanitsa intersection in the Yambul area.
According to officials at the Ministry of the Interior of Bulgaria, 63 vehicles collided on the road leading to the city of Burgas and 23 vehicles on the opposite road, towards Sofia. Reports indicate that after the initial collisions a chain of accidents occurred, and in a short distance the two opposite directions of the highway became the scene of many collisions. In the photos published from the scene, you can see severely damaged cars, overturned trucks and vehicles trapped between heavy vehicles.