Two died and one was injured in a serious accident on the road between Panagyurishte and the village of Panagyurski colonies on Wednesday.
A signal about what happened was received around 17:17 at the duty station of the police department in the city of Sdnjegorsk. Police, fire and emergency teams have been sent to the scene of the accident.
The uniformed officers found that a 68-year-old driver from Panagyurishte had lost control of a passenger car “Volkswagen”. The car entered the oncoming traffic lane, where it hit an oncoming car head-on.
The driver of the other vehicle is a 57-year-old man from the Panagyur village of Buta. As a result of the heavy impact, the older of the two drivers died on the spot. His 63-year-old wife also died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
The other driver was transported and hospitalized with a fractured leg. His alcohol test was negative, a blood sample was taken for laboratory analysis.
An inspection was carried out at the scene of the accident by a duty group at RU-Panagyurishte. In the case, a pre-trial proceeding has been initiated under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office in Pazardzhik.