A Romanian truck driver has been detained for questioning following one of two deadly pile-ups on a motorway in Bulgaria, near Yambol, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported. The crashes involved more than 80 vehicles and left 11 people dead and 51 hospitalized.
Yambol district prosecutor Doychin Doychev told BTA that the driver was detained to ensure his presence for questioning on Wednesday. No charges have been filed against him.
The driver will be questioned as part of an ongoing preliminary investigation into the crashes, which occurred in southeastern Bulgaria on Tuesday morning.
Senior commissioner Dobrin Dimitrov, head of the Yambol Regional Directorate of the Interior, said initial information indicated that visibility had deteriorated sharply before the pile-ups.
“The Romanian driver’s truck was most likely traveling very slowly or may have been merging from the shoulder,” Dimitrov said. “We cannot specify this yet.”
He added that the National Investigation Service would commission further expert analyses to establish the circumstances.
Another Romanian citizen injured in the crashes was in critical condition on Wednesday morning, according to information obtained by BTA from the Heart and Brain Hospital in Burgas. The patient was receiving treatment in intensive care.
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