Three drivers died in two crashes in Burgas region between 9 and 12 October, Burgas regional police (ODMVR) said.

In those three days, police recorded 6 road accidents, 3 thefts, 5 other crimes and 1 fire. They solved 14 crimes and opened 9 fast-track proceedings.

A head-on crash on the Karnobat-Aytos-Burgas road killed two people on Saturday, 10 October, at about 3.45pm. Police say a 43-year-old man from Aytos, driving a Volkswagen Golf, crossed into the oncoming lane on a straight section at km 478.700 and hit another Golf head-on. A 30-year-old woman from Burgas was driving the second car. Both drivers died at the scene. Both cars are registered in Burgas.

The third victim was a 66-year-old man from Gradets. On Friday at about 10.26am he lost control of a Ford Transit on Aleksandar Stamboliyski Street in Burgas, near No. 59. He hit a concrete electricity pole and then the reinforced concrete fence of a private house. The driver died at the scene. Damage is put at €2,000. Pre-trial proceedings have been opened for each of the two crashes.

A 25-year-old man from Gyulyovtsa is in intensive care at the Burgas university hospital, with a life-threatening condition. On Sunday at about 12.20am he was riding a Linhai ATV on the Orizare-Gyulyovtsa road too fast for the conditions and rolled off the carriageway. His skull, right shoulder and three ribs are broken.

On Saturday at about 1.13pm a motorcycle hit a cyclist at the junction of Struga Street and Dame Gruev Street in Burgas, next to the pedestrian and cycle path. The traffic light there works normally. Police say the 29-year-old Honda rider entered the junction on amber while heading straight towards the Burgas university hospital. The 39-year-old cyclist was crossing on red, from right to left. Both are from Burgas, and the motorcycle is registered in Burgas. The motorcyclist has a bruised chest, and the cyclist has a broken nose. After checks at the hospital, both are being treated at home.

The same day at about 5.05pm a 16-year-old cyclist from Burgas lost control and fell on the road at 4 Industrialna Street. His left collarbone is broken. His life is not in danger, and he is being treated at home.

On Friday at about 12.05pm a 57-year-old man from Aytos crashed a Seat Altea registered in Burgas into a roadside embankment on the Aytos-Provadia road, at km 84+000 in Ruen municipality. The cause was speed that did not suit the conditions. The driver has broken neck vertebrae, but his life is not in danger. He is being treated at the Heart and Brain hospital.

Officers from the Karnobat district police department searched several properties in Krumovo Gradishte and Karnobat used by a 37-year-old man. They found two cannabis plants, 140-150 cm tall, 20 g of cannabis and 9 packs of plant protection products and fertilisers. The man is held for up to 24 hours, and pre-trial proceedings have been opened.

On Sunday at about 9.55pm officers from the Nesebar district police department checked a 29-year-old man from Smolnitsa, Dobrich region, near the Kontinental hotel in Sunny Beach. They found about 8 g of cannabis in small balls on him. He is held for up to 24 hours, and fast-track proceedings have been opened.

A 45-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat registered in Burgas tested at 1.49 per mille of alcohol. Officers from the Ruen district police department stopped him in Tranak on Monday at about 1.15am. The man is from the same village. He is held for up to 24 hours, and fast-track proceedings have been opened against him.

On 30 September we reported that, according to initial information, three people died on the road between Aytos and Burgas when a heavy truck hit a car.

On Friday at about 3.14pm the Second district police department in Burgas received a report of a fire in the "Piramidata" villa zone near Izvorishte. Police say the fire broke out while a 53-year-old man and his 85-year-old father were burning a pile of collected dry grass. Pre-trial proceedings have been opened. Three fire engines with 13 firefighters put out the blaze.