Bus crash in Bulgaria kills dozens, including children: Officials
ABC News
At least 46 people were killed after a tourist bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in Bulgaria early Tuesday, officials told ABC News.
MOSCOW and LONDON -- At least 46 people were killed after a tourist bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in Bulgaria early Tuesday, officials told ABC News.
The deadly accident occurred on the Struma highway near the village of Bosnek in western Bulgaria at around 2 a.m. local time. The bus, carrying 53 people, was traveling back to North Macedonia's capital, Skopje, from a holiday trip in Istanbul, Turkey, according to Monika Markovska, an official at the North Macedonian Embassy in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.
Most of those on board the bus were Macedonian, apart from one Belgian national.
Twelve children were among the 46 people confirmed dead, Markovska told ABC News.
