Yambol regional governor Georgi Chalakov has declared a partial state of emergency in the municipalities of Yambol, Tundzha and Straldzha after a serious pile-up on the Trakia motorway, the regional administration said. The order has been in force since 7:30am on Tuesday, 10 November.
The day before, on Monday, a Honda Civic and an Audi Q8 collided on the same motorway near Karnobat, in the direction of Burgas.
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Regional hospitals in Yambol, Sliven and Burgas are admitting the injured. The motorway near Yambol is closed to traffic.
Chalakov issued the order because of the emergency and the material damage. It tells services to limit and clear up the effects, warn people in good time through the national early warning system and BG-ALERT, and keep equipment and crews ready.
Commissioner Ivan Dinev, head of the regional Fire Safety and Civil Protection directorate in Yambol, is leading the rescue. Ambulance, police and fire crews are at the scene. Institutions in Yambol, Sliven and Burgas regions sent all the people and equipment they had, plus extra medical and rescue teams.
A military Spartan aircraft is helping with the rescue. Soldiers from the unit at Kabile are assisting law enforcement.
Thick fog and wet asphalt are making the rescuers' work harder.
Chalakov urgently convened the regional crisis headquarters and is personally monitoring the situation and coordinating the institutions. BG-ALERT has already sent a warning about dangerous weather and the need to take extra care on the road.
The regional administration is urging drivers to slow down, keep their distance and avoid risky manoeuvres.