A serious accident between a "Mercedes" car and a taxi occurred on the Chepelare - Plovdiv road today. The incident was caused by a taxi driver who fell asleep at the wheel, reported one of the participants in the accident - Marin Uzunov.
Uzunov and his companion, Dr. Lachezar Volevski, were traveling in the direction of Plovdiv when they noticed the taxi entering their lane without slowing down.
"I reacted in an attempt to avoid the impact as far to the right as possible, managing to stop completely at 0 kilometers per hour 2 seconds before the impact," says Uzunov.
Thanks to the seat belts and airbags, no one was seriously injured in the incident. A family was traveling in the taxi. All participants in the accident received abrasions.
The force of the impact was significant, as evidenced by the damage to the cars - a broken windshield of the taxi and a front bumper thrown meters from the collision site.