A man has died and another has been seriously injured following an electric bicycle accident near the town of Vetovo.
The 49-year-old rider was travelling on the road between Vetovo and the village of Smirnenski when he lost control while moving from the right-hand lane into the left-hand lane and fell onto the roadway.
An emergency medical team pronounced the rider dead at the scene. His 55-year-old passenger was taken to Kanev Hospital in Ruse, where he was diagnosed with fractures to three cervical vertebrae. He has been admitted to the neurosurgery department in a life-threatening condition.
The accident occurred at around 17:00 on 27 June. The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation, the Ministry of Interior's Ruse Regional Directorate said.
Pre-trial proceedings have been launched.
Петима души загинаха при стрелба в германската провинция Долна Саксония