Coverage dated November 22, 2021

Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead

Headline from WFAA Dallas

Authorities are investigating what caused the crash, but it appeared that the bus hit a highway guard rail, crashed and caught fire.

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  1. WFAA Dallas

    Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    Authorities are investigating what caused the crash, but it appeared that the bus hit a highway guard rail, crashed and caught fire.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Bus crash in Bulgaria leaves at least 45 dead | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    At least 45 people, including 12 children, have been killed in a bus crash in Bulgaria. Officials say the vehicle caught fire either shortly before or after the crash. Most of the passengers were North Macedonians, traveling home after a trip to Istanbul.

  3. New York Times

    Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills at Least 45 (opens New York Times)

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    The bus, which had North Macedonian plates, caught fire on a highway on the way back from a trip to Istanbul, officials said.

  4. NPR

    Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 people (opens NPR)

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    A bus crash in western Bulgaria early Tuesday has killed at least 45 people, authorities said. Children were among the victims The bus was one of four traveling together.

  5. Foxla

    Bulgaria bus crash: Dozen children among at least 45 dead (opens Foxla)

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    A bus carrying people home from a tourist trip crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said.

  6. Forbes

    At Least 45 People Killed In Bus Crash In Bulgaria (opens Forbes)

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    The bus, registered in North Macedonia, was carrying tourists from that country who were returning from Istanbul.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    At least 45 killed in passenger bus fire in Bulgaria (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Radina Gigova, CNN and Reuters At least 45 people were killed when their bus crashed and erupted in flames in Bulgaria early Tuesday, authorities said. Authorities believe the bus was carrying a total of 52 passengers including 12 children, most of whom were tourists from North Macedonia, when th…

  8. WTOP Washington DC

    Bulgarian authorities say a bus crash early Tuesday has killed at least 45 people (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities say a bus crash early Tuesday has killed at least 45 people.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Bulgaria bus crash: 12 children among 45 killed (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Officials describe ‘terrifying’ scenes after vehicle went up in flames overnight on a highway near Sofia.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on a highway, though authorities have said the cause is still under investigation.

  11. KVOA Tucson

    45 people killed in bus crash in Bulgaria (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    SOFIA, Bulgaria -- A bus crash in western Bulgaria has killed at least 45 people.

  12. Breitbart News

    Bus Crashes, Burns, Killing at Least 45 in Bulgaria (opens Breitbart News)

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    A bus carrying North Macedonians home from a tourist trip to Istanbul crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday.

  13. France 24

    At least 45 people killed in bus blaze in Bulgaria (opens France 24)

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    At least 45 people, including a dozen minors, were killed after a bus caught fire south of the Bulgarian capital early Tuesday morning, officials said.

  14. Denver Gazette

    Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria kills 46, mostly N. Macedonian tourists (opens Denver Gazette)

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    SOFIA (Reuters) - At least 46 people, most of them tourists from North Macedonia, died as a bus crashed in flames on a highway in western Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Bulgaria: Bus crash leaves dozens dead | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Several children are thought to be among those killed in a bus accident and fire south of Bulgarian capital Sofia. The cause of the incident was not initially disclosed.

  16. The Guardian

    Bulgaria bus crash kills at least 45 people (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Twelve children are among the dead after a bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire on highway

  17. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    The accident happened around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said.

  18. CBS News

    Fire guts bus carrying young people in Bulgaria, killing at least 45, many of them minors (opens CBS News)

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    The cause of the blaze remained unclear, but no other vehicles were involved in the incident.

  19. NBC News

    Bus crash in Bulgaria kills 45 tourists, including 12 children (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The cause of the accident was unclear but the bus appeared to have hit a highway barrier either before or after it caught fire, Bulgarian officials said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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