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Car Crash Kills 1, Injures 10 in Western Bulgaria

Five people were taken to the "
Pirogov"
emergency hospital in Sofia (picture) after a hellish car crash near the western town of Dupnitsa.
One person died and 10 were seriously injured in a head-on collision in western Bulgaria, the police inform Saturday.

The accident happened on the E-79 road near the village of Dyakovo.

All were initially taken to the Emergency Room in the nearby town of Dupnitsa. Five, including two children, were later transferred to the "
Pirogov"
emergency hospital in Sofia.

A 1.5-year-old girl is listed with a head trauma, while her 3-year-old brother is in stable condition. The father, 27, has been treated for head injuries and released;
the mother is listed with a pelvis fracture. The fifth person is a 22-year-old woman with concussion.

The police say the collision between the "
Renault"
and the "
Mazda"
happened on a section of the road where traffic is directed by the police since it runs in a single lane.

Perhaps the car crashes on Bulgarian roads get too much coverage in the press - their number certainly went down in 2010 and there are far, far more in the UK. Personally, I have only seen one major crash Dobrich to Balchik in 3 years and I think that says it all. Bulgaria tends to be a bit of a "
microcosm"
of the UK, hence things that would not get the coverage in the UK, do here.

Regards, George

I have to agree the news papers are alway printing that so many died in road accidents last night or so many were injured ? perhaps its a competition