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At least 45 killed in bus crash in Bulgaria
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![Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/e0da540a-a75e-4a2e-8b0d-5a2d2ced01a0-AP_Bulgaria_Bus_Crash_5.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.
Valentina Petrova, AP![Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/c735e38f-a482-4723-ac52-b8e5d360aaea-AP_Bulgaria_Bus_Crash_3.jpg?width=660&height=433&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.
Minko Chernev, AP![Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/dd205d82-7623-4643-80d8-dee2de817637-AP_Bulgaria_Bus_Crash_4.jpg?width=660&height=405&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.
Minko Chernev, AP![A motorway is cordoned off after a bus, seen at center, crashed overnight near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria early Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. A bus carrying North Macedonians home from a tourist trip to Istanbul crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, authorities and local media said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/772496b8-e58d-47ac-a138-d0076aaa7858-AP_Bulgaria_Bus_Crash_2.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A motorway is cordoned off after a bus, seen at center, crashed overnight near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria early Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. A bus carrying North Macedonians home from a tourist trip to Istanbul crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, authorities and local media said.
Valentina Petrova, AP![Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/4529cc0d-2c4d-4148-9093-2f8ea0120713-AP_APTOPIX_Bulgaria_Bus_Crash.jpg?width=660&height=415&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.
Minko Chernev, AP![Policemen and investigators are seen claiming the exterior staircase at the nursing home in the village of Royak, Bulgaria, late Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Multiple people have died after a fire swept through a nursing home in eastern Bulgaria, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/6aa1e5de-d873-41c8-b5ba-a3f00ede9541-AP_Bulgaria_Fire_Accident.jpg?width=660&height=422&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Policemen and investigators are seen claiming the exterior staircase at the nursing home in the village of Royak, Bulgaria, late Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Multiple people have died after a fire swept through a nursing home in eastern Bulgaria, officials said.
Bulphoto Agency Lubomir Benkovsky, AP![Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/c9d9b5b6-3faf-4e04-b897-fd4c5b0bfc12-AP_Bulgaria_Bus_Crash.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.
Valentina Petrova, AP![Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/11/23/USAT/0ce76e86-5f91-4a7b-8f24-bcfc369d3e83-AP_Bulgaria_Bus_Crash_1.jpg?width=660&height=430&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash which, according to authorities, killed at least 45 people on a highway near the village of Bosnek, western Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.
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