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How it divides is not. Al Jazeera reported that 10 people died at the site and two on the way to hospital.[^7] RTÉ reported 11 dead at the scene and one later in hospital.[^8]\n\nThe injured are given as 46 taken to medical facilities in one report and 50 in the other.[^9][^10]\n\n## The response\n\nThe motorway was closed in both directions.[^11] The government sent two medical aircraft to the area.[^12]\n\nPrime Minister Rumen Radev cancelled his later official events that day.[^13] Bulgaria will hold a national day of mourning.[^14] Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, cut short her visit to the country.[^15]\n\n## The record\n\nBulgaria recorded 71 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2025.[^16] That is the highest road fatality rate in the European Union.[^17] The motorways of southeastern Bulgaria are ranked among the most dangerous in the bloc.[^18]", "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"At least 12 people were killed in a motorway crash in southeastern 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