Eighteen road crashes happened across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, killing five people and injuring 19, the interior ministry said.

Sofia had 27 minor crashes and one serious crash in the same period, leaving one person hurt.

Bulgaria saw 671 crashes in September, with 54 deaths and 825 injured.

Since the start of the year, Bulgaria has had 5,163 crashes with deaths or injuries, leaving 367 people dead and 6,401 injured.

That's 41 more road deaths than in the same period of 2025.