11 people died in a massive car accident in Bulgaria involving 86 cars.
46 people were hospitalized.
Updated data was presented in a briefing by Deputy Minister of the Interior Kluan Kalyanov. He added that a rescue operation was ongoing at the emergency scene.
According to preliminary information from the Ministry of the Interior, the accident occurred in thick fog. A truck and a regular bus collided on the highway leading towards the city of Burgas. Then 63 cars collided with them. The second major accident happened on the opposite side of the highway. Law enforcement officials believe the drivers were distracted by the accident, causing more than 20 cars to collide.