Skopje journalist's version of the accident: Albanians and Macedonians were on the bus

He showed that the bus was the company's “Besa Trans”.

“The burned body of 46 people traveling on a Macedonian bus, and seven survivors, is the epilog of the terrible traffic accident after which the bus caught fire today on the Bulgarian highway “Struma”, Bosnek village area. According to unofficial information, 45 or 46 passengers from 52 have lost their lives, but the exact number is still unknown.

According to data received by competent institutions in Bulgaria, the bus was on the bus “Besa Trans”. According to unofficial information, it contained Macedonian and Albanian citizens”, Shaqiri wrote.

Shaqiri has indicated that, according to information, passengers were returning from Istanbul.

According to unofficial information, passengers were returning from Istanbul. The bus entered last night after 9:00 in Bulgaria via the Capitan Andreevo border point (at the Bulgarian-Turkish border), while this morning around 3:00 on the “highway. Struma” in charge of Sofia é Blagoevgrad has occurred accident”, he wrote.

By contrast, Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Olta Xhacka, has said that 45 victims from the tragic accident in Bulgaria are Albanians from Northern Macedonia.

Through a post in Titter, she has expressed condolences to the families of the visitors.

The 45 lost lives of Albanians from Northern Macedonia during the tragic accident in Bulgaria. The most sincere condolences to the families of the victims and rapid recovery of the wounded. Flag of Albania is near Flag of Macedonia at this difficult moment! “, wrote Jacka. /Express

His full post:

AK AUTOBUS SIDENT WRITER IN BULGARIA, 46 S. DEATH AND 7 SUFFECTS

Burnt bodies of 46 people travelling on a Macedonian bus, and seven survivors, are the epilogue of the terrible traffic accident after which the bus caught fire today on the Bulgarian highway “Struma”, Bosnek village area. According to unofficial information, 45 or 46 passengers from 52 have lost their lives, but the exact number is still unknown.

According to data received by competent institutions in Bulgaria, the bus was on the bus “Besa Trans”. According to unofficial information, it contained Macedonian and Albanian citizens.

According to Bgnes, 12 minors were among the dead, including twins. The driver's life was also lost in the accident. 7 people have rescued 2 women and 5 men whose health is described as stable and placed at the “Pirogov” hospital.

According to unofficial information, passengers were returning from Istanbul. The bus went into Bulgaria late last night after 9:00 p.m. through the Capitan Andreevo (at the Bulgarian-Turkish border), while this morning around 3:00 on the <x0 highway Struma” in running Sofia é Blagoevgrad has occurred in the accident.

“This is an unknown human tragedy in its size,” has th; general deputy prosecutor Borislav Sarafov this morning.

According to him, the bodies are completely burned. A team of legal doctors has immediately gone to the scene. The first data is taught that there are no Bulgarian citizens among the victims and that they are supposed to be citizens of northern Macedonia. There are two versions of the accident: driver error or sudden technical malfunction.

Seven Survivors

The seven survivors are in stable health condition.

“Pirogov Hospital houses seven people, with burns on their faces and problems in the upper airway. Two of them have burns in their hands, and the other one with a cut of” said prof. Maya Argirova, chief of the Pirogov burning clinic.

The seventh injured had broken his thigh and was placed in traumatology. According to the media, the youngest passenger hospitalised is 15.

People are in severe trauma, they have lost relatives, children. They were thrown off bus windows, so they also suffered injury”, Argiova said. They were sent to the hospital after 3:00 in the morning.

After the tragedy, the prime minister of the interim government, Stefan Yanev, accompanied by several associates, has arrived at the scene of the accident.

“This is a tragedy that has shocked us a lot”, said Janev, who expressed his condolences to the victims' families and warned full investigation, hoping that lessons will be drawn from this case.

“The picture is terrible, I've never seen anything like it. “No one can say how many they are, nor who they are, they have yet to identify”, Interior Minister Boyko Raskov has said.

According to him, the exact number of passengers on the bus is not known at the moment, since it is suspected that four buses have moved to motorcades, stopped at passenger resorts, and that there may have been passenger transfers from one bus to another.

Initially, 52 passengers were thought to be on the bus.

“On the 31th mile of the highway has occurred a traffic accident with a bus on which 52 people traveled, as a result of the fire. “45 people have lost their lives”, said Fire Service chief Nikolai Nikolov, shortly after the accident.

Following are the investigative and investigative actions on the ground today.

“Arsyet of the accident may be numerous, the driver may have fallen asleep, and there may be another reason. It's been raining since yesterday and this section is one of the hardest in our country. There's a huge goal, a large level of”, Pernik Mayor Stanislav Vladimirov said at the site of the accident.

According to Bulgarian road and traffic experts, this section is considered difficult. The holes were repaired there throughout the summer, often driving rapidly in this country and a series of accidents took place.

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has started this morning for Bulgaria. The accident was reported early this morning by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister Stefan Janev. Members of Zaev's cabinet have also gone with him, accompanied by competent local teams.