“Two pedestrians killed in serious car accident at intersection in Sofia”

A serious accident occurred on the night of Monday in the area of ​​the intersection of “Slivnitsa” Blvd. and “Ruse” Street. Officially, the Ministry of the Interior announced that the serious incident happened around 15 minutes after midnight. A car with a Sofia registration was moving along “Slivnitsa” Blvd. from “Melnik” St. to “K. Velichkov” Blvd. and in the area of ​​the intersection with “Ruse” St. hit two crossing pedestrians, a young man and a woman, who died on the spotabout.

The driver was tested at the scene for alcohol and drug use, and the results were negative. All the circumstances related to the serious road accident, braking distance, the speed at which the car driven by the 19-year-old driver moved, further specified by the Ministry of the Interior.

The driver was detained on the spot, taken to the police station for up to 24 hours. The car he was driving was not given a stop sign and was not pursued by a police patrol.

According to BNT, the dead man is 22 years old, and the identity of the second victim was established this afternoon – a 24-year-old woman. Both were crossing a crosswalk when they were swept by the car. It is confirmed that the body of one of the victims was dragged about 300 meters. According to eyewitnesses, it is about the dead man. The car then hits a pole and backs up into a taxi.

The eyewitnesses

Earlier, before the official announcement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a user on the platform “I, the reporter” of bTV, said that the driver of a black Ford hit a girl on a pedestrian crossing. It later became clear that a boy had also been killed on the same footpath. The young woman died on the spot from the strong impact. The driver left the scene of the accident without checking the condition of the girl who was hit and continued in the direction of “Konstantin Velichkov” Blvd., and shortly before the intersection, he hit a taxi.

The impact sent the Ford spinning, onto the pavement and hitting other pedestrians. Two others were taken to hospital in serious condition.

Two ambulances were sent to the scene of the serious accident in Sofia, Emergency Services reported.

The driver was detained, voluntarily gave a blood sample

The driver of the serious accident in Sofia, in which two pedestrians died, has been arrested, the Ministry of the Interior announced. He was taken to the Third Regional Office, BTA reported.

According to initial information, the police officers who arrived at the scene conducted alcohol and drug tests on the driver. They are negative.

However, witnesses to the accident are not of the same opinion.

“The driver was not adequate. I saw a man in a drunken state, staggering and unable to assimilate what was happening”a witness to the serious accident told Nova TV.

The driver of the vehicle in the crash was not injured.

Later it became clear that the driver voluntarily gave a blood sample later todayBNT reported.

The sample was given at the VMA, and the result is expected to become clear within days. The driver was confirmed to be 19 years old and has had a driver’s license since February.

Investigators have seized CCTV footage which shows the driver’s car was traveling at a very high speed, but at what speed is yet to be determined.

The video shows the car crossing the road, hitting both pedestrians.

The deceased were preparing a wedding

People who live near Slivnitsa Boulevard gathered late Monday night for a protest in memory of the two pedestrians who died, who were swept away by a young driver. Their requests – that measures be taken by the Ministry of Interior and the municipality to limit speed and accidents in the area, Nova TV reported.

Bul. “Slivnitsa” was completely closed. People brought flowers and lit candles on the victims’ foreheads. Later, the protesters moved to the intersection of “Konstantin Velichkov” and “Slivnitsa” boulevards.

The father of the murdered boy also came there, who said that the two victims were preparing for a wedding. “My son died. What can I say? I say stop this war in the streets because tomorrow it will be your children. You are young, you will have children and you,Pavlin said through tears.