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| Horrific tourist bus crash & blaze kills dozens, including many children | Horrific tourist bus crash & blaze kills dozens, including many children |
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| At least 45 people were killed in a bus accident on a highway in western Bulgaria, according to officials cited in local media, with the vehicle reportedly catching fire after the crash and several children among the fatalities. | At least 45 people were killed in a bus accident on a highway in western Bulgaria, according to officials cited in local media, with the vehicle reportedly catching fire after the crash and several children among the fatalities. |
| A bus with North Macedonian license plates crashed and erupted into flames around 2am local time as it was traveling on a freeway early on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, interior ministry official Nikolai Nikolov told a local TV station. | A bus with North Macedonian license plates crashed and erupted into flames around 2am local time as it was traveling on a freeway early on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, interior ministry official Nikolai Nikolov told a local TV station. |
| Some 12 children lost their lives in the accident, Bulgarian media reported. | Some 12 children lost their lives in the accident, Bulgarian media reported. |
| A handful of survivors, some of whom sustained severe burn injuries, were brought to a hospital in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The cause of the crash remains unknown. | |
| There were 52 people on the bus. According to Bulgarian media, all 50 passengers were Albanian nationals, while both drivers had North Macedonian passports. | |
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