A catastrophic pile-up on a major highway approximately 50 kilometers outside the city killed more than 65 people in the early hours of this morning, with dozens more critically injured. The collision, involving a passenger bus, multiple heavy goods vehicles, and several smaller cars, triggered massive fires and stretched wreckage across nearly 200 meters of road. Authorities have described it as one of the worst accidents in the region’s history.
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- —More than 65 people killed in a dawn highway pile-up
- —Passenger bus, trucks and cars involved — several vehicles incinerated
- —Thick fog and black ice suspected as contributing factors
A 200-meter trail of wreckage ignited before dawn
The first emergency calls reached services at 5:47 a.m., as the pile-up unfolded on a major highway in near-darkness. The collision involved a passenger bus, multiple heavy goods vehicles, and several smaller passenger cars, creating a chain reaction that left debris and burning vehicles spread across nearly 200 meters of road.
