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| name = Yambol bus crash<br />Автобусна катастрофа край Ямбол
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| date = May 28, 2009
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| location = Road to Bakadzhik Pk. near [[Yambol]], Bulgaria
| location = Road to Bakadzhik peak near [[Yambol]], Bulgaria
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| deaths = 18<ref name="18victims">{{cite news|url=http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1984836197|title= 18-та жертва от катастрофата на Бакаджика|date=2009-07-06|publisher=News.bg|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| deaths = 18<ref name="18victims">{{cite news|url=http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1984836197|title= 18-та жертва от катастрофата на Бакаджика|date=2009-07-06|publisher=News.bg|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| injuries = at least 20<ref name="novinite">{{cite news|url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=104047|title=Death Toll of Bulgaria Hellish Bus Crash Hits 16|date=2009-05-28|publisher=Sofia News Agency|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref>
| injuries = 20+<ref name="novinite">{{cite news|url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=104047|title=Death Toll of Bulgaria Hellish Bus Crash Hits 16|date=2009-05-28|publisher=Sofia News Agency|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref>
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The '''2009 Yambol bus crash''' occurred on 28 May 2009 near the city of [[Yambol]] in southeastern [[Bulgaria]]. Eighteen people<ref name="18victims"/> died, and at least 20 were injured.<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8071654.stm Bulgaria bus crash leaves 16 dead (BBC)]</ref>


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The '''2009 Yambol bus crash''' occurred on 28 May 2009 near the city of [[Yambol]] in southeastern Bulgaria. Eighteen people died, and around twenty were injured.<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8071654.stm Bulgaria bus crash leaves 16 dead (BBC)]</ref><ref name="18victims"/> The driver was among the wounded, and died in prison during his ten-year sentence.
==Incident==
The victims had been walking up the Bakadzhik peak to attend a traditional [[Ascension Day]] (''Spasovden'') feast and fair held on the summit. Around 9:15 AM local time the bus, a [[Chavdar (company)|Chavdar]] 11 operated by the Yambol transport company MCI Slavi Slavov, crashed into a group of pedestrians while descending from a tour to the [[Alexander Nevsky]] Memorial Church located at the summit. Although the bus had been declared roadworthy on 12 May, some speculate that the cause for the accident may have been brake failure. Other factors that contributed to the tragedy were the narrow road, the high speed and the damp asphalt. The driver, 60-year-old Gospodinov Dimitrov, was legally sober.<ref name="dnevnik">{{cite news|url=http://dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2009/05/28/726180_katastrofa_s_avtobus_v_iambolsko_jertvite_veche_sa_16/|title=Катастрофа с автобус в Ямболско, жертвите вече са 16|date=2009-05-28|publisher=Дневник|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref> The bus driver was heavily injured and transported to [[Sofia]] to be treated at [[Pirogov Hospital]].<ref name="news.bg">{{cite news|url=http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1784868205|title= Трагедия край Ямбол|date=2009-05-28|publisher=News.bg|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref>


==Crash==
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Most of the victims were over 60 years old, though one victim was a 16-year-old boy. Thirteen of those killed were women and five were men;<ref name="BBC"/> all victims were either from Yambol or the nearby villages. More than 15 people were injured; four were initially in a life-threatening condition due to [[head trauma]].<ref name="news.bg"/>
The victims had been walking up the Bakadzhik peak to attend a traditional [[Ascension Day]] (''Spasovden'') feast and fair held on the summit. Around 9:15 AM local time the bus, a [[Chavdar (company)|Chavdar]] 11M4 operated by the Yambol transport company MCI Slavi Slavov, crashed into them while descending from the [[Alexander Nevsky]] Memorial Church located at the summit

The bus had been declared roadworthy on 12 May. The driver, 60-year-old Gospodin Gospodinov, was legally sober.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Панайотова |first=Диляна |date=2009-05-28 |title=Шофьорът на автобуса в стрес, не може да говори |url=https://news.bg/society/shofyorat-na-avtobusa-v-stres-ne-mozhe-da-govori.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=News.bg |language=bulgarian}}</ref> He was seriously injured and treated at [[Pirogov Hospital]] in [[Sofia]].<ref name="news.bg">{{cite news|url=http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1784868205|title= Трагедия край Ямбол|date=2009-05-28|publisher=News.bg|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref>

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Most of the victims were over 60 years old, as well as one 16-year-old boy. Thirteen dead were women and five were men,<ref name="BBC"/> all were from Yambol or nearby villages. Twenty people were injured, four initially in critical condition due to [[head trauma]].<ref name="news.bg"/>


==Reaction==
==Reaction==
29 May was declared a [[national day of mourning]] in Bulgaria. Political parties in the country and their leaders cancelled their [[2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria|European Parliament election]] campaign events in the next few days due to the disaster.<ref name="news2">{{cite news|url=http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1001477367|title= 29 май&nbsp;— Ден на национален траур|last=Иванова|first=Ива|date=2009-05-28|publisher=News.bg|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref> The [[National Assembly of Bulgaria]] observed a minute of silence as the news broke out.<ref name="BBC"/> President [[Georgi Parvanov]] and Prime Minister [[Sergei Stanishev]] changed their schedules and headed to the scene of the accident, their offices said.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/28/ap/world/main5045372.shtml Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills at Least 16 (CBS News)]</ref>
29 May was declared a [[national day of mourning]] in Bulgaria. Political parties paused their [[2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria|European Parliament election]] campaigns for the next few days.<ref name="news2">{{cite news|url=http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1001477367|title= 29 май&nbsp;— Ден на национален траур|last=Иванова|first=Ива|date=2009-05-28|publisher=News.bg|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref> The [[National Assembly of Bulgaria]] observed a minute of silence as the news broke out.<ref name="BBC"/> President [[Georgi Parvanov]] and Prime Minister [[Sergei Stanishev]] changed their schedules and visited the scene of the accident.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/28/ap/world/main5045372.shtml Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills at Least 16 (CBS News)]{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Investigation==
Post-crash inspection revealed that the bus had numerous technical deficiencies. Its brakes provided only 23% brake force; nails, wire, and a coin were found to have been used to carry out repairs on the bus.<ref>[https://frognews.bg/novini/moneta-5-stotinki-pogubila-18-dushi-bakadjika.html Монета от 5 стотинки погубила 18 души на Бакаджика (Frog News)]</ref>

In 2012, bus driver Gospodin Gospodinov and bus owner Slavi Slavov were each sentenced to ten years in prison. Gospodinov died in prison a few months later, while Slavov absconded until his January 2018 capture. The workshop that declared the bus roadworthy did not face any legal consequences.<ref>[https://dnes.dir.bg/obshtestvo/katastrofa-avtobus-bakajika-slav-slavov-25826094 8 г. след драмата на Бакаджика - един беглец и един мъртвец (dir.bg)]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[2021 Bulgaria bus crash]]
*[[List of traffic collisions (2000–09)]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 29 August 2024

Yambol bus crash
Автобусна катастрофа край Ямбол
Location of Yambol in Bulgaria
Map
Details
Date28 May 2009
LocationRoad to Bakadzhik peak near Yambol, Bulgaria
Statistics
Deaths18[1]
Injured20+[2]

The 2009 Yambol bus crash occurred on 28 May 2009 near the city of Yambol in southeastern Bulgaria. Eighteen people died, and around twenty were injured.[3][1] The driver was among the wounded, and died in prison during his ten-year sentence.

Crash

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The victims had been walking up the Bakadzhik peak to attend a traditional Ascension Day (Spasovden) feast and fair held on the summit. Around 9:15 AM local time the bus, a Chavdar 11M4 operated by the Yambol transport company MCI Slavi Slavov, crashed into them while descending from the Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church located at the summit

The bus had been declared roadworthy on 12 May. The driver, 60-year-old Gospodin Gospodinov, was legally sober.[4] He was seriously injured and treated at Pirogov Hospital in Sofia.[5]

Most of the victims were over 60 years old, as well as one 16-year-old boy. Thirteen dead were women and five were men,[3] all were from Yambol or nearby villages. Twenty people were injured, four initially in critical condition due to head trauma.[5]

Reaction

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29 May was declared a national day of mourning in Bulgaria. Political parties paused their European Parliament election campaigns for the next few days.[6] The National Assembly of Bulgaria observed a minute of silence as the news broke out.[3] President Georgi Parvanov and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev changed their schedules and visited the scene of the accident.[7]

Investigation

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Post-crash inspection revealed that the bus had numerous technical deficiencies. Its brakes provided only 23% brake force; nails, wire, and a coin were found to have been used to carry out repairs on the bus.[8]

In 2012, bus driver Gospodin Gospodinov and bus owner Slavi Slavov were each sentenced to ten years in prison. Gospodinov died in prison a few months later, while Slavov absconded until his January 2018 capture. The workshop that declared the bus roadworthy did not face any legal consequences.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "18-та жертва от катастрофата на Бакаджика" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. ^ "Death Toll of Bulgaria Hellish Bus Crash Hits 16". Sofia News Agency. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. ^ a b c Bulgaria bus crash leaves 16 dead (BBC)
  4. ^ Панайотова, Диляна (2009-05-28). "Шофьорът на автобуса в стрес, не може да говори". News.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ^ a b "Трагедия край Ямбол" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  6. ^ Иванова, Ива (2009-05-28). "29 май — Ден на национален траур" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  7. ^ Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills at Least 16 (CBS News)[dead link‍]
  8. ^ Монета от 5 стотинки погубила 18 души на Бакаджика (Frog News)
  9. ^ 8 г. след драмата на Бакаджика - един беглец и един мъртвец (dir.bg)
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