Bus and truck collide near Pazardzhik in Bulgaria, killing both drivers
An empty bus and a semi-trailer truck collided late Monday on the Pazardzhik–Plovdiv road in southern Bulgaria, killing both drivers at the scene. The road remained closed Tuesday morning.
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Two people were killed late Monday when a bus and a semi-trailer truck collided on the road between Pazardzhik and Plovdiv in southern Bulgaria, police said. The crash happened at about 9:40 p.m. just past the turnoff for the village of Govedare.
Both drivers died at the scene, according to police in Pazardzhik. The bus was not carrying passengers. Traffic police, firefighters from Pazardzhik, Stamboliyski and Plovdiv, and ambulance crews responded.
The section between Stamboliyski and Malo Konare remained closed Tuesday morning for investigators, with traffic diverted. The cause of the crash is under investigation.