На мястото има около 15 екипа на Спешна помощ от София, 3 - от Враца и още 3 - от Монтана / БГНЕС 27 август - ден на национален траур за жертвите от катастрофата край Своге

С решение на Министерски съвет понеделник, 27 август, ще бъде обявен за ден на национален траур в памет на жертвите от тежката катастрофа край Своге. Към момента жертвите са 15 – 13 са загинали на място, двама на път за болницата. 27 са ранените, мнозина са в тежко състояние, предаде репортер на БГНЕС.

Автобус с пътници падна в Искърското дефиле на 2 км преди Своге в посока от София. Информация за трагичния инцидент е подадена към 17.10 ч. Автобус на фирмата „Мобилус -5“ се блъска в няколко автомобила и пада по скалист склон в Искърското дефиле.

Катастрофата става в района между Лесков дол и Своге, на около 2 км. преди града в посока от София. Трафикът в участъка на тежкия пътен инцидент е ограничен от патрули на Пътна полиция откъм Нови Искър и Ребърково. На мястото има около 15 екипа на Спешна помощ от София, 3 - от Враца и още 3 - от Монтана. Четири болници в столицата са мобилизирани в готовност да приемат пострадали. Според свидетелски показания на очевидци става дума за голям автобус с 50-ина пътници, вероятно туристи. Машината е паднала по скалист склон в дере.

Вътрешният министър Валентин Радев е на мястото на инцидента , зам.- министърът на транспорта Ангел Попов пътува за там, а столичните здрални заведения се проверяват от здравния министър Кирил Ананиев.

Фирмата притежава 6 автобуса, извършва случаен превоз, проверяваме документите. Това каза за БНТ заместник-министърът на транспорта Ангел Попов, информационните технологии и съобщенията. По предварителна информация става дума за фирмата „Мобилус -5“.

Здравният министър Кирил Ананиев, който посети ранените и пострадалите в „Пирогов“ определи инцидента като изключително тежък. Има много загинали - – 13 са загинали на място 2-ма на път за болницата. 27-те ранени се транспортират в 4 столични болници – „Пирогов“, ВМА, „Св. Анна“ и „Св. Йоанна“, каза Ананиев. Мобилизиран е целият медицински персонал на здравните заведения. От кръвния център ни уведомиха че имат от всички видове кръвни групи“, уточни Ананиев.

„Правителството изказва своите съболезнования на близките на загиналите. В тяхна памет националните флагове на всички държавни институции ще бъдат свалени наполовина“, написа премиерът Бойко Борисов в профила си във Фейсбук. Президентът Румен Радев изрази съболезнованията си към близките на жертвите и отмени участието си в тържествената заря-проверка по повод 141-годишнината от Шипченската епопея. /БГНЕС</s>The bus after it crashed, killing 16 and injuring 27 people near the town of Svoge in Bulgaria

The bus after it crashed, killing 16 and injuring 27 people near the town of Svoge in Bulgaria

A TOURIST BUS has flipped over on a highway in near the Bulgarian capital Sofia, killing at least 16 people and leaving 26 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and fell down a side road 20 metres below the highway.

The accident happened at around 5:10pm on Saturday evening, about 20km north of Sofia.

Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to Sofia hospitals, where doctors said some remained in a critical condition.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said the initial death toll was 15 people, but doctors from Sofia’s emergency hospital said another bus victim died on Saturday night.

The major of Bozhurishte, north of Sofia, told reporters that all the passengers were from his village.

The Bulgarian government declared Monday a national day of mourning for the victims.</s>In this handout photo provided by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, firefighters near the scene where a bus crashed and overturned, near the town of Svoge, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Bulgaria's health minister says a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured. Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 meters (66 feet) below the highway. (Bulgarian Interior Ministry via AP) less

In this handout photo provided by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, firefighters near the scene where a bus crashed and overturned, near the town of Svoge, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Bulgaria's health minister ... more

In this handout photo provided by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, a view of a bus that crashed and overturned, near the town of Svoge, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Bulgaria's health minister says a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured. Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 meters (66 feet) below the highway. (Bulgarian Interior Ministry via AP) less

In this handout photo provided by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, a view of a bus that crashed and overturned, near the town of Svoge, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Bulgaria's health minister says a tourist bus ... more

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's health minister says a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 meters (66 feet) below the highway. The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Sofia.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev gave the death toll. Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to Sofia hospitals. Doctors said some of the injured were in critical condition.

There was no immediate information about the nationality of the passengers.</s>At least 15 people have been killed in a road crash in Bulgaria involving a bus carrying tourists.

At least 15 people have been killed in a road crash in Bulgaria involving a bus carrying tourists.

At least 15 people dead after Bulgaria tourist bus plunges 20m off road

Police said the bus was carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort when it overturned and then plunged down a side road 66ft below the main route it had been travelling on.

Another 27 people were injured in the incident.

The accident happened at 5.10pm local time on Saturday, 12 miles north of the capital Sofia.

Health officials said some of those injured are in a critical condition.

There was no immediate information about the nationality of the passengers.

Following the crash, the government immediately declared Monday a national day of mourning.</s>SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria's health minister says a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 metres (66 feet) below the highway. The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Sofia.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev gave the death toll. Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to Sofia hospitals. Doctors said some of the injured were in critical condition.

There was no immediate information about the nationality of the passengers.</s>A tourist bus overturned in Bulgaria near the town of Svoge around 5:30 pm (1:30 GMT), killing at least 15 people, and injuring 27 others, the BGNES news agency reported.

According to preliminary information, low visibility might have caused the accident.

The bus has lost control, hit a few cars on its way and has come out of the roadway. The machine has overturned and has fallen from 20 meters to a ground below the road level. pic.twitter.com/phy73a1XbL — Ruslan Trad (@ruslantrad) August 25, 2018

Reacting to the tragedy, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev reportedly canceled celebrations dedicated to the 141st anniversary of the heroic battles on Shipka in the Russian-Turkish liberation war of 1877-1878.

The country's Prime Minister, in his turn, announced that August 27 would be declared a day of national mourning.</s>Sofia: At least 15 people were killed and nearly 30 injured in a bus accident on Saturday in Bulgaria, the country's Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev confirmed.

According to the Interior Ministry, the accident happened around 5.10 pm (1510 GMT) local time in the Iskar Gorge near the town of Svoge, some 40 km north of Sofia, when the bus overturned off the road, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

The cause of the incident is yet to be known.

As per local officials, the people in the bus were on a tour organised by a pensioner's club, with no foreigners among them.

The Council of Ministers declared Monday as a national day of mourning for the victims.

In 2017, around 682 people were killed in road accidents in the Balkan country, the news report noted.</s>SOFIA, BULGARIA—Bulgaria’s health minister says a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 metres (66 feet) below the highway. The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Sofia.</s>SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian authorities say a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 16 people and leaving 26 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 metres (66 feet) below the highway. The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Sofia.

Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to Sofia hospitals. Doctors said some of them were in critical condition.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev gave an initial death toll of 15, but doctors from Sofia's emergency hospital said another bus victim died Saturday night.

The major of Bozhurishte, north of Sofia, told reporters that all the passengers were from his village.

The government declared Monday a national day of mourning for the victims.</s>At least 15 people have been killed and dozens are injured after a bus crashed in Bulgaria.

The vehicle is reported to have plunged down a gorge in west Bulgaria, according to the health ministry.

Another 27 people who had been on board the coach were injured in the crash.

Local reports suggest the bus lost control due to severe weather and hit two cars before rolling off the road.

The accident happened at 5.10pm local time Saturday about 20 kilometres north of Sofia.

Local authorities said the bus was carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 66feet below the highway.

Fifteen ambulances from Sofia, three from Vratsa and three from Montana were sent to the scene.

President Roumen Radev cancelled his participation in celebrations t scheduled for the evening of August 25 in commemoration of the Battle of Shipka Pass, according to the Sofia Globe.

There has been no immediate information about the nationality of the passengers.

In April six people died and 22 were injured after another bus crash near Sofia.
A bus falls into the Iskar Gorge near Svoge, Bulgaria, leaving 17 people dead and 17 injured.