Tragic Day on the Road: 4 Dead and 11 Injured in Accidents in 24 Hours

Four people died and 11 were injured in accidents across the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior announced on its website. There were 11 serious road accidents in the past 24 hours.

In Sofia, 37 minor road incidents were registered, with no injuries or fatalities. 

BTA recalls that a child died yesterday in a road accident in the village of Rozino, near Karlovo. The Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Plovdiv announced that, according to preliminary information, the child suddenly ran onto the roadway and was hit by a passing car, and their death was confirmed at the hospital. 

A man died yesterday in an accident between the villages of Kalekovets and Stryama, near Plovdiv. According to preliminary information, a Ford car crashed into the back of a tractor. The arriving Emergency Medical team confirmed the death of the man behind the wheel of the car.

In a road accident between two cars on the Stara Zagora ring road yesterday, the driver of one of the cars died. A 59-year-old man, who was driving the other car, and two women - aged 28 and 54, who were traveling in his car, were transported to the hospital, the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior announced. 

Since the beginning of the year, there have been 1666 accidents with 123 fatalities and 2080 injuries. Compared to the actual data for fatalities during the same period last year, there are 14 more fatalities among road users in 2026, the Ministry of Interior added.

In the first three months of the year, 86 people died and 1538 were injured in accidents, the Ministry of Interior announced at the beginning of the month.