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At least 11 dead and dozens injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-up

Verified: 35 outlets in 26 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 2 of them from Bulgaria. 12 killed, according to 14 outlets.

📍 Yambol, BG·🕐 1d ago·35 outlets

Drone footage shows cars crushed between lorries in thick fog near Yambol, and the road has been closed in both directions in an incident involving over 50 vehicles.

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✓ Verified · 35 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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Figures in this story

From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.

Killed · 4 figures, newest first
1214 outlets: abc.net.au, abcnews.com +12· latest Nov 11, 2:28 PM UTC
Twelve dead, fifty injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-up - Worldnews.com ↗
at least 52 outlets: bgnes.com, novinite.com· latest Nov 10, 10:18 PM UTC
At Least Five Dead in Trakia Highway Pile-ups Involving 50 Vehicles ↗
more than 102 outlets: novinite.com, straitstimes.com· latest Nov 10, 10:18 PM UTC
Mass Casualty Pile-ups Paralyze Bulgaria's Trakia Highway, More Than 10 Dead ↗
Injured · 3 figures, newest first
505 outlets: abc.net.au, article.wn.com +3· latest Nov 11, 2:28 PM UTC
Twelve dead, fifty injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-up - Worldnews.com ↗
482 outlets: english.news.cn, novinite.com· latest Nov 10, 10:17 PM UTC
Bulgaria Highway Disaster: 11 Dead, 48 Injured, Rescue Teams Mobilized ↗
101 outlet: bgnes.com· latest Nov 10, 12:57 PM UTC
Five Killed, 10 Seriously Injured in Massive Pile-Ups on Bulgarian Motorway ↗
The story so far · 38 reports · · 26 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 10:48 AM UTC

2 outlets from Bulgaria, where the story is: Bulgarian National Radio, Novinite · how we count

  1. Nov 10, 9:26 AM UTCFirst report
    Mass Casualty Pile-ups Paralyze Bulgaria's Trakia Highway, More Than 10 Dead - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agencynovinite.com ↗
  2. Nov 10, 9:56 AM UTC+30 min
    At least 10 die in Bulgarian motorway pile-upstraitstimes.com ↗
  3. Nov 10, 10:48 AM UTC+1 h· you’re reading this
    At least 11 dead and dozens injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-upeuronews.com ↗
  4. Nov 11, 1:31 AM UTC+16 h
    Twelve dead after motorway pile-ups in Bulgaria fognation.com.pk ↗
  5. Nov 11, 4:09 AM UTC+19 h
    Bulgaria: People killed in massive highway pileuptimesofoman.com ↗
  6. Nov 11, 10:11 AM UTC+25 h
    12 die in Bulgaria motorway pile-upbdnews24.com ↗
  7. Nov 11, 2:28 PM UTC+29 h
    Twelve dead, fifty injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-up - Worldnews.comarticle.wn.com (again) ↗
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cross checkwarning60%

[Claude] The outlets differ: Reports 2-4 cover the same Bulgarian motorway pile-up; Report 1 gives twelve dead while Reports 3 and 4 give eleven, a later or updated toll rather than a true contradiction, though the figures differ

13h ago
cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] All three reports describe the same Bulgarian motorway pile-up near Yambol, with death tolls of 10 to 11 that reflect updated figures rather than conflict.

21h ago
second readconfirmed80%

[Claude, second read] Agrees: HIGH, a new event. At least 11 dead and dozens injured in a 50+ vehicle motorway pile-up.

1d ago
cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Bulgarian highway pile-up in fog, with its death toll (10) being an earlier, lower figure than Report 1's 11, which is consistent with a rising count rather than a conflict.

1d ago
cross sourcepending33%

Only 1 source — pending corroboration

1d ago
temporalpending50%

Single timestamp

1d ago
source diversitypending50%

Average source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national

1d ago
wire presencepending25%

No authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage

1d ago
llm fact checkpending20%

[Claude] A single low-trust report describes a fog-related motorway pile-up near Yambol, Bulgaria with 11 dead, but the casualty and vehicle figures are unverified and the 'conflict' category appears mismatched to the event.; [Claude] Single report from a source with trust 0.50, so nothing is independently corroborated.; [Claude] Headline and body describe a road traffic pile-up in fog, but the story is filed under category 'conflict' with high severity; the category does not match the described event.; [Claude] Casualty figures (at least 11 dead, dozens injured) are stated as fact without an official source or confirmation from authorities.

1d ago
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At least 11 dead and dozens injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-up Drone footage shows cars crushed between lorries in thick fog near Yambol, and the road has been closed in both directions in an incident involving over 50 vehicles.

Reliability
98%

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high risk