It’s been a month since bus accident in Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian investigative services announced that the results of the forensic examinations – forensic, technical and fire-technical – could be ready by December 25.

According to the head of the Bulgarian National Investigation Service Borislav Sarafov, the data showed that the speed of the bus was probably inappropriate with the road conditions, and on the night of the incident it was raining and the road was wet.

– The speed of the bus was quite inappropriate with the road conditions. I think he drove over 90 kilometers per hour. The demands of a professional bus driver are higher than for any other driver, Sarafov said.

He also stressed that there is no cause-and-effect relationship between the accident, road signs and signs, explaining that they may have contributed to it, but the driver had to be more careful and drive at the appropriate speed. However, Sarafov pointed out that road signs “obviously do not meet the requirements”.

The investigation so far shows that the bus, for a still unknown reason, turned right and hit the protective fence that separates the rest area from the highway. The impact punctured the fuel tank, caused a fire to break out and the vehicle got stuck between the protective fences that separate the two lanes of the highway.

The inspection of the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works at the scene showed that the sidewalk is in excellent condition, but the mark is worn out, and the spring order for its renovation has not been fulfilled.

A bus crash on Bulgaria’s Struma highway on November 23 killed 45 people, including 12 children, and injured seven. They were returning from a tourist trip to Turkey.

Source: MIA