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Heavy road accident closes Trakia motorway

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Heavy road accident has closed on Sunday night Trakia motorway towards Sofia. Cargo vehicle with Turkish registration plates travelling for Turkey broke the road centre barrier, entered the opposite lane and overturned. The TIR truck hit several cars. Six people died in the road accident. A three year-old child was admitted in hospital in critical condition. The identity of one of the victims in the road accident has not been revealed yet, data of Bulgaria’s Traffic Police show. Traffic has been redirected via alternative route.




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