Romanian Truck Driver Detained as Bulgarian Authorities Investigate the Deadly Trakia Highway Pile-Up
Verified: 4 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Romania.
A Romanian truck driver has been detained in connection with one of the deadly pile-ups on Bulgaria's Trakia highway, while prosecutors have questioned 44 witnesses and are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crashes, officials said. The driver will face further questioning as part of the pre-trial investigation, Senior Commissioner Dobrin Dimitrov, head of the Yambol Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry, announced at a briefing, BTA reported. The Romanian national has already been questioned and remains in police custody. ...
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- Nov 11, 7:44 AM UTCFirst reportRomanian truck driver's involvement in Yambol crash under investigationbnrnews.bg ↗
- Nov 11, 10:01 AM UTC+2 hRomanian truck driver reportedly detained for questioning after deadly Bulgaria motorway pile-upromania-insider.com ↗
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- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 1:22 PM UTC · +6 h
- Nov 11, 1:25 PM UTC+6 hDriver injured in crash involving dump truckkfvs12.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:12 PM UTC+14 h· you’re reading thisRomanian Truck Driver Detained as Bulgarian Authorities Investigate the Deadly Trakia Highway Pile-Upnovinite.com ↗
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