At Least 10 Killed in Massive Fog Pile-Up on Bulgarian Motorway Near Yambol

At least 10 people have been killed in a huge pile-up on a foggy motorway in southeastern Bulgaria, after dozens of vehicles crashed into each other on both sides of the road.

The accident happened on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, on a stretch of highway near the city of Yambol. About 50 vehicles were involved, according to Yambol Regional Governor Georgi Chalakov, who spoke to Bulgaria’s BTA news agency. At least 27 injured people were taken to hospitals in the region.

Police, firefighters and ambulance crews rushed to the scene. Pictures from local media showed cars and trucks piled up across both sides of the motorway, many of them overturned, crushed or pushed off the road.

Chief Inspector Todor Mishinev, from the Yambol regional police, told Nova TV that some people were still trapped in their cars when rescuers arrived. Rescue work was still going on, and officials warned the death toll could rise.

Why it matters

Fog is one of the most dangerous conditions on a motorway. When visibility drops suddenly, drivers often have almost no time to slow down, and one crash can quickly turn into many. Pile-ups like this one, involving dozens of vehicles, are among the deadliest kinds of road accidents — and they can happen in minutes, on a road drivers use every day.

What happens next

Rescue teams will keep working at the scene to free anyone still trapped and clear the wreckage. Police are expected to investigate what caused the first crash and whether the fog warning was clear enough for drivers. Hospitals in the Yambol region are treating the injured, and officials will update the death toll as more information comes in.

Sources

• Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/least-10-die-bulgarian-motorway-pile-up-2026-11-10/
• The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/at-least-10-die-in-bulgarian-motorway-pile-up
• ThePrint: https://theprint.in/world/at-least-10-die-in-bulgarian-motorway-pile-up/3095059/

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