At Least 10 Killed in Fog Pile-Up on Bulgarian Motorway

At least 10 people have been killed and 27 injured in a Bulgaria motorway pile-up involving about 50 vehicles on a foggy stretch of highway in southeastern Bulgaria, near Yambol.

Police, firefighters and ambulance crews rushed to the scene, where cars and trucks were piled up across both sides of the road, many of them overturned, crushed or driven off the carriageway, the BTA news agency reported.

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• Dead: At least 10 people
• Injured: 27 people taken to regional hospitals
• Vehicles involved: About 50 cars and trucks
• Location: A foggy stretch of motorway in southeastern Bulgaria, near Yambol
• Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026
• Rescue: Police, firefighters and ambulance crews at the scene; some people were still trapped in their cars

Bulgaria motorway pile-up: what happened

The pile-up happened on Tuesday on a foggy stretch of highway in southeastern Bulgaria. Images from local media showed cars and trucks piled up across both sides of the road, with many vehicles overturned, crushed or veered off the side.

Yambol Regional Governor Georgi Chalakov told the BTA news agency that at least 10 people were killed and about 50 vehicles were involved in the crash.

Rescue operation under way

Rescue teams were still working at the scene when the first reports came in, with some people trapped in their cars. Chief Inspector Todor Mishinev, of the Yambol Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told Nova TV that the priority was the rescue operation.

“Right now, the priority is rescue operations. Once they are completed, the procedural and investigative actions will be carried out,” Mishinev said.

Some 27 injured people were taken to regional hospitals, BTA reported. No details about the victims have been released so far.

Investigation to follow

Once the rescue work is complete, investigators will begin the procedural work to establish how the pile-up happened. The authorities have not yet said what caused the chain of collisions on the fog-covered road.

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