Bulgaria: A Driver ran over a Little Boy, the Victim's relatives Lynched him on the spot

Yesterday, a 57-year-old driver fatally hit a 6-year-old child on the road in the area of the village of Prilep, Burgas region. In the subsequent massacre, the relatives of the victim lynched the driver. Tsvetelina Randeva, spokeswoman for the regional police in Burgas, announced the incident. The police who arrived at the scene of the accident only registered the death of the driver. A specialized police operation was underway in the area with the participation of the gendarmerie, the director of the Burgas Police Department, Senior Commissioner Emil Pavlov, told bTV. 7 people were detained, three of them are relatives of the child.

At 3:19 p.m. on Monday, the regional police department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sungurlare received a message about a road accident in the area of the village of Prilep, in which a truck with Varna registration, driven by a 57-year-old man from Aksakovo, hit a 6-year-old boy from the village of Vezenkovo. The child is believed to have suddenly stepped onto the roadway to cross. The boy died on the spot.

Immediately after the accident, relatives and friends of the deceased child from the Sliven village of Gradets began to gather at the accident site, who were celebrating the Mother of God Day (in the old style) nearby. According to a witness who is a companion of the 57-year-old truck driver, the people started fighting with the driver. The witness himself managed to hitchhike outside Prilep and call 112 outside the village.

Police officers went to the scene of the accident, but when they arrived they found the driver dead.

Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated in the case. At the moment, an inspection is being carried out and procedural and investigative actions are being carried out to...