Two people died and 19 were injured in 16 serious road crashes across Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, according to interior ministry data published on its website.

Road crashes have killed 403 people since the start of 2026, 49 more than the 354 deaths in the same period last year.

Sofia had one serious crash and 40 minor ones in the past 24 hours. Three people were injured.

Since the start of the month, Bulgaria has had 468 crashes, which killed 38 people and injured 575.

Since the start of the year, there have been 5,629 serious crashes, with 6,976 people injured.