31.10.2026 10:35
At around 01:30 at night at the 6th kilometer of the Kapıkule-Edirne highway in Edirne, a tour bus carrying tourists from Ruse, Bulgaria, to Istanbul crashed into the truck in front of it from behind. Ten of the 51 Bulgarian tourists on the bus were injured. The injured were taken to Trakya University Faculty of Medicine Hospital and Sultan Murat I State Hospital.
In the accident in Edirne, where a tour bus rear-ended a truck, 10 tourists of Bulgarian nationality were injured.
THEY WERE TRAVELING FROM RUSE TO ISTANBUL
The accident occurred around 01:30 near Yenikadın village at the 6th kilometer of the Kapıkule-Edirne highway. The tour bus with Bulgarian license plate P 3690 MB, driven by M.D. and carrying tourists from the Bulgarian city of Ruse to Istanbul, rear-ended the truck with license plate 33 FL 738 driven by E.Ö., which was traveling in front of it.
THERE WERE 51 TOURISTS ON THE BUS
Following the report, numerous police, gendarmerie, and medical teams were dispatched to the accident scene. It was learned that there were 2 drivers and 51 tourists of Bulgarian nationality on the tour bus, and in checks by medical teams, it was determined that 10 tourists were injured. The injured were taken to Trakya University Medical Faculty Hospital and Sultan Murat I State Hospital and placed under treatment.
The investigation into the accident is ongoing.