Families of each person killed in the multi-vehicle crash will get a one-off payment of €8,000. The government took the decision at an emergency meeting.
Eleven people died and 48 were injured on the Trakia motorway yesterday, 10 November, prime minister Rumen Radev told reporters in Varna.
What happened before: Families of Trakia motorway crash victims to get €8,000 each
Each injured person can get up to €1,171 in emergency social aid and free psychological help.
Today is a day of mourning. Flags are at half-mast outside parliament, the Council of Ministers and the presidency. Cabinet and parliament sessions began with a minute of silence.
Radev offered condolences to the families of the dead. He said the investigation will find the causes, which are still unclear. The prime minister called the scene horrible and urged everyone to drive with respect for life. "Any of us could have lost a loved one or died ourselves, crushed between the metal on the motorway," Radev said.
Parliament speaker Mihaela Dotsova said she feels for the families of the dead and prays for the injured to recover.
Vazrazhdane asked for the government to be questioned in parliament, but the request was rejected. Kosta Stoyanov of the party wanted to know what state the road was in and what steps must be taken now.
Bozhidar Bozhanov of DB said the refusal was due to the need for more information and to hear more people. He proposed holding the hearing next week, with the signatures of all parliamentary groups. The parliament's steering committee decided that the ruling parties will answer questions on the causes of the crash then.
GERB leader Boyko Borisov called for humility, but accused the government of making excuses and telling small and big lies. "People were still trapped in the wreckage when the kings of excuses started," Borisov said.
As prime minister, he removed three ministers after smaller crashes, Borisov said. He said the ruling parties have no morals, will remove no one and will blame everyone but themselves.
The ruling parties did not answer his criticism.
Updated (12.11, 03:03): Videos added from БНТ Пловдив, TRT World.
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