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A bus with athletes crashed about an hour ago at kilometer 70 of the Trakia highway near Pazardzhik, said police spokesman Miroslav Stoyanov.
According to a photo released by the Ministry of the Interior, the bus belongs to FC Belasitsa – Petrich. Belasitsa was returning from a match against Oborishte in Panagyurishte, which they won 1-0 on Matchday 6 for Southwestern Group B.
The bus was traveling in the direction of Sofia when its driver became ill. He lost control but managed to stop the bus, which tipped over and fell into the gutter. In this way, he practically saved the lives of passengers, athletes on the bus, the police said.
Police and ambulance teams arrived at the scene and found that the bus driver had died. No one was seriously injured after the athletes riding the bus and their coaches.
OFK Belasitsa sent the following message:
On the way back from the town of Panagyurishte, the bus that the Belasitsa team was driving crashed. The reason for the accident, which occurred 70 km from the Trakia Highway, was the driver’s illness. As a result, the bus derailed, fortunately maintaining stability without turning around. It was later established that the driver suffered a heart attack. THE FOOTBALLS AND COACHES, AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED TEAM, FEEL GOOD PHYSICALLY! Also present are representatives of the club’s management, Ivan Zlatinski and Georgi Petrov. The Petrich Municipality immediately sent a second bus from Plovdiv to pick up the men’s team. The mayor of the municipality, Dimitar Bratchkov, maintains constant contact with the representatives of the team. All team members who arrive at Petrich decide that they want a medical consultation and will be examined again at the hospital.
From the management of OFK Belasitsa we express our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased driver.
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