Over 5,600 serious accidents have occurred in our country since the beginning of the year until now. This was announced by Commissioner Maria Boteva, deputy head of the "Traffic Police", quoted by BNR. They killed 356 people and injured over 7,000.
The Ministry of the Interior also reported that, compared to the same period last year, there were nearly 800 more accidents. On the other hand, the dead are fewer, but the injured are more, Commissioner Boteva explained.
During the past week, 147 accidents were registered in our country. There were 9 dead and 183 injured.
The most serious traffic accidents occurred on the territory of Sofia - 21, followed by Varna with 16, and Ruse in third with 11, added the Ministry of Internal Affairs.