Five people died and 24 were hurt in 18 serious road crashes across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, the interior ministry said.

Since the start of the year, there have been 5,340 serious crashes, killing 386 people and injuring 6,618. Ministry data show 51 more deaths than in the same period of 2025.

This month, 175 crashes have been recorded, with 17 deaths and 217 injured.

In Sofia, there was one serious crash and 38 minor ones in the same 24 hours. One person was injured and no one died.