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2021 Bulgaria bus crash
 | This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
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| Date | 23 November 2021 |
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| Time | 02:00 (UTC+2) |
| Location | Near Bosnek, Pernik Province, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°29′27″N 23°07′53″E / 42.49083°N 23.13139°E |
| Deaths | 45[1][2][3] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 7 |
On 23 November 2021, at 2 a.m. local time, a Macedonian bus crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria.[4] The accident happened on the Struma motorway near the village of Bosnek, south-west of Sofia.[5] Fifty passengers and two drivers were on the bus.[4] Forty-five people died in the crash, including twelve children. Seven other passengers suffered burns but initially survived.[6][7] It is currently the deadliest road accident in Bulgarian history, and has been referred to as the deadliest bus crash in Europe in a decade.[8][9]
The Dolna Dikanya to Dragichevo section of the Struma Motorway was temporarily closed following the incident.[6]
- ^ "Human error likely cause of deadly Bulgaria bus crash, investigators say". Reuters. Sofia. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Chief of Bulgaria's National Investigation Service Sarafov: 44 people died in Nov. 23 bus crash". Nova TV. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ AFP-Agence France Presse. "One More Body Found In Bulgaria Bus Crash". Barron's. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b Albeck-Ripka, Livia (23 November 2021). "Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills at Least 45". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Bus crash in Bulgaria kills 45 Macedonian tourists". NBC News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Bulgaria bus crash: Children among at least 45 killed". BBC News. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Children among dozens killed in Bulgaria bus crash". BBC News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Tsolova, Tsvetelia; Sekularac, Ivana (23 November 2021). "Bus carrying North Macedonian tourists crashes in flames in Bulgaria, killing 45". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria kills 46, mostly North Macedonian tourists". CNBC. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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