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At least 12 people killed in crashes on a foggy Bulgarian motorway, minister says

Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.

📍 Bulgaria, BG·🕐 57m ago·3 outlets

A thick fog on a motorway in eastern Bulgaria caused a string of vehicle crashes that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens

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Also reported by dudleynews.co.uk (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

20m ago
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[Claude, second read] Rates it CRITICAL, not HIGH. at least 12 killed in multi-vehicle crashes; 12 deaths is above the 5-death high threshold but below 100, and a fog pileup is a notable accident, so high rather.

43m ago
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