MOTORWAY PILE-UP LEAVES AT LEAST 10 DEAD

SOFIA, NOVEMBER 10 /SRNA-Reuters/ – At least 10 people were killed in a traffic accident involving around 50 vehicles on a motorway in southeastern Bulgaria, caused by dense fog, local media reported today.

Yambol Regional Governor Georgi Chalakov told the Bulgarian News Agency /BTA/ that at least 10 people had been killed and around 50 vehicles were involved in the pile-up.

According to Todor Mishinev, chief inspector at the Interior Ministry's Yambol regional directorate, several more people remain trapped inside vehicles.

"The priority at the moment is the rescue operation. Once it is completed, procedural and investigative proceedings will be initiated," Mishinev stressed.

Local media reported that 27 injured people had been taken to regional hospitals.