Eleven killed in highway pile up near Yambol in Bulgaria

At least 11 people died and dozens were injured following a massive multi-vehicle pile-up on a highway near Yambol in Bulgaria, Euronews reported, citing state media. Drone and aerial footage from the scene shows extensive vehicle wreckage scattered across the road as emergency vehicles arrived to respond. [1]

The incident occurred in thick fog on the highway that connects the capital city of Sofia with the Black Sea city of Burgas. State media confirmed that dozens of vehicles were involved in the collision in southeastern Bulgaria, according to Euronews. [1]

The territory of modern Bulgaria has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Slavic tribes settled in the region during the sixth and seventh centuries CE before merging with Bulgar nomads to establish the First Bulgarian Empire in 681 CE under Khan Asparuh. [2]