Posted on 11/23/2021 6:50:22 AM PST by BenLurkin
The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on a highway, though authorities have said the cause is still under investigation. Photos taken shortly after the crash showed the vehicle engulfed in flames as plumes of thick, black smoke rose. Daylight revealed a burned-out shell with all of its windows blown out, sitting in the median. A portion of the guardrail was peeled away and lying in the road.
In 2019, Bulgaria had the second-highest road fatality rate in the 27-nation European Union, with 89 people killed per million, according to European Commission data.
“Let’s hope we learn lessons from this tragic incident and we can prevent such incidents in the future,” said Bulgarian Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, who also visited the crash site.
Albanian Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka wrote online that almost all of those who died were ethnic Albanians — but it was not clear if they were also residents or citizens of North Macedonia, which is home to a significant number of ethnic Albanians.
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Here is a empty bus that caches fire. If it were full, no one would have been able to get out.
Electric bus bursts into flames, sets nearby vehicles on fire in China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T71cVhxG_v4
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