Investigation into fatal bus crash continues, samples taken from the asphalt

Investigation of the Svoge-Sofia road continues. Investigators from the National Investigation Service take samples from the road surface in the section, where the fatal bus crash occurred on 25^th of August, in which 17 people died.

Borislav Sarafov, Deputy Chief Prosecutor: We are currently conducting investigative actions by a dynamic inspection of the site, and we take samples of the asphalt pavement, explore the very foundation in depth, so that these samples can be tested for both qualitative and quantitative composition of the materials in the asphalt coating and throughout the foundation - thickness of wear layer, base layer, gravel layer. In short, we are checking whether all the technological processes have been adhered to and whether all the materials have been incorporated in compliance with the requirements as it was under the terms of reference, he said.

Bisserka Stoyanova, Investigator: We visited the offices of the companies that were in association as road builders. They provided the documents, which are checked and analysed by the other investigators in the team. We have taken a large number of documents from the Road Infrastructure Agency, which is the contracting authority and the owner of the road, so they also documents that that would give us information.

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