SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian police say bus overturns on highway near capital, killing 6 people and injuring 22 . </s> At least 6 people killed and more than 20 others injured after a bus overturns near the Bulgarian capital Sofiahttps://t.co/Fxwlbl7FzZ </s> SOFIA, BULGARIA—Bulgaria’s health minister says a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 metres (66 feet) below the highway. The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Sofia. </s> The bus after it crashed, killing 16 and injuring 27 people near the town of Svoge in Bulgaria

The bus after it crashed, killing 16 and injuring 27 people near the town of Svoge in Bulgaria

A TOURIST BUS has flipped over on a highway in near the Bulgarian capital Sofia, killing at least 16 people and leaving 26 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and fell down a side road 20 metres below the highway.

The accident happened at around 5:10pm on Saturday evening, about 20km north of Sofia.

Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to Sofia hospitals, where doctors said some remained in a critical condition.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said the initial death toll was 15 people, but doctors from Sofia’s emergency hospital said another bus victim died on Saturday night.

The major of Bozhurishte, north of Sofia, told reporters that all the passengers were from his village.

The Bulgarian government declared Monday a national day of mourning for the victims. </s> SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria's health minister says a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 metres (66 feet) below the highway. The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Sofia.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev gave the death toll. Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to Sofia hospitals. Doctors said some of the injured were in critical condition.

There was no immediate information about the nationality of the passengers. </s> A bus overturned near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Friday in a crash that left at least six people dead and more than 20 injured, emergency services said.

The bus, which was serving a regular route between Sofia and the Black Sea city of Burgas, was hit sideways by a car and flipped over, trapping many passengers inside, president of the Union Ivkoni bus company Georgy Atanasov told public BNR radio.

Atanasov said the bus was new and had only been made in 2017.

Emergency services spokeswoman Katia Sungarska confirmed the toll to AFP, saying that one of those injured was a child.

EU-wide data released by the European Commission earlier this week showed that Bulgaria has the second highest number of road fatalities per capita in the bloc, after neighboring Romania. </s> SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian authorities say a tourist bus has flipped over on a highway near Sofia, the capital, killing at least 16 people and leaving 26 others injured.

Police said a bus carrying tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort overturned and then fell down a side road 20 metres (66 feet) below the highway. The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Sofia.

Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to Sofia hospitals. Doctors said some of them were in critical condition.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev gave an initial death toll of 15, but doctors from Sofia's emergency hospital said another bus victim died Saturday night.

The major of Bozhurishte, north of Sofia, told reporters that all the passengers were from his village.

The government declared Monday a national day of mourning for the victims. </s> SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Three Bulgarian ministers have resigned in the aftermath of a bus crash that killed 17 people and injured several others.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called Friday for the resignations of his interior, transport and regional development ministers over the crash, and Valentin Radev, Ivaylo Moskovki and Nikolay Nankov later agreed they would take political responsibility and resign.

The resignations of the three men, who had been nominated for the posts by Borissov's center-right GERB party, require approval by Parliament to take effect.

Bulgarians take part in a funeral for a victim of a bus crash, in Svetovrachene, Bulgaria, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. A Bulgarian village just outside the capital has held funeral services for 15 of its residents who died in a bus crash over the weekend. Many of the 2,000 residents of Svetovrechane who came to pay final respects on Tuesday were related to the victims of the accident, which killed 17 people when a bus full of religious pilgrims overturned and fell off a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Sofia. (AP Photo/Filip Dvorski)

The crash last Saturday saw a tourist bus overturn and fall off the highway, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Sofia, the capital. Thirteen people died at the scene, including a 13-year-old boy, and four others died in the hospital. The crash's cause is under investigation.

Bulgarians take part in a funeral for victims of a bus crash, in Svetovrachene, Bulgaria, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. A Bulgarian village just outside the capital has held funeral services for 15 of its residents who died in a bus crash over the weekend. Many of the 2,000 residents of Svetovrachene who came to pay final respects on Tuesday were related to the victims of the accident, which killed 17 people when a bus full of religious pilgrims overturned and fell off a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Sofia. (AP Photo/Filip Dvorski)

Bulgarians take part in a funeral for victims of a bus crash, in Svetovrachene, Bulgaria, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. A Bulgarian village just outside the capital has held funeral services for 15 of its residents who died in a bus crash over the weekend. Many of the 2,000 residents of Svetovrachene who came to pay final respects on Tuesday were related to the victims of the accident, which killed 17 people when a bus full of religious pilgrims overturned and fell off a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Sofia. (AP Photo/Filip Dvorski) </s> A bus overturned near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Friday in a crash that left at least six people dead and more than 20 injured, emergency services said.

 The bus, which was serving a regular route between Sofia and the Black Sea city of Burgas, was hit sideways by a car and flipped over, trapping many passengers inside, president of the Union Ivkoni bus company Georgy Atanasov told public BNR radio.

 Atanasov said the bus was new and had only been made in 2017. Emergency services spokeswoman Katia Sungarska confirmed the toll to AFP, saying that one of those injured was a child.—APP
A bus overturns near the village of Vakarel, Bulgaria, killing six people and injuring 20.