Twelve people died and more than 50 were injured in a series of crashes on the Trakia motorway today, Prime Minister Rumen Radev told a briefing. The Council of Ministers will declare tomorrow, 11 November, a day of mourning.
Earlier, in Varna, Radev told reporters that 11 people had died and 48 were injured, based on the figures available then. He offered condolences to the families and friends of the dead.
Earlier report: 11 dead and 48 injured on Trakia motorway, budget committee holds a minute's silence
The injured are being treated in hospitals in Burgas, Sliven and Yambol. The state has set up an air bridge to move them, using the government plane and two Spartan aircraft.
Minister Katya Ivkova confirmed that Sliven and Burgas have enough blood and blood products. Defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov said the army is giving full help. A single national information centre on road conditions is to be set up.
The parliamentary budget committee held a minute's silence for the victims at its session today. Committee chair Konstantin Prodanov asked for it while MPs were discussing changes to tax laws. All participants stood, not only the MPs.
Earlier, Stanislav Popdonchev, deputy chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association, told the committee he hoped money would be found for guardrails, so that tragedies like today's do not happen.
Follow-up: Media regulator launches special monitoring of Trakia motorway crash coverage