Cherni Vrah

A tragic incident occurred in Sofia early this morning, where a 34-year-old police officer took his own life while in uniform, according to information from NOVA.

In Sofia, 588 serious road accidents have occurred this year, 11 fewer than the same period last year, according to Commissioner Valentin Krusharski, head of the "Road Police" at the Capital Directorate of Internal Affairs (SDVR). There have been 693 injured, a slight increase by two, while fatalities decreased to 25, which is 14 fewer compared to 2023.

The Sofia municipal company "Metropolitan" is nearing the deadline for public procurement bids to select an architectural-engineering bureau for designing the extension of the metro's second line after the "Vitosha" station in the "Hladilnika" area.

On Sunday, September 15, Sofia will host the Autumn Auto-Retro Salon and Parade, featuring an array of vintage vehicles. Among the highlights will be a unique Mercedes-Benz 300 once driven by the first German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer. The event is set to take place at National Assembly Square, near the monument to Tsar Osvoboditel.

The State Agency "State Reserve and Wartime Stocks" has announced it will supply three municipalities with bottled drinking water due to ongoing drought and reduced water flow in local sources.

Today, the army will join efforts to extinguish the fire near Cherni Vrah in the Rila Mountains, which ignited on Thursday at an altitude of over 2,300 meters and has since grown, according to Chief Commissioner Alexander Zhartov, director of the Main Directorate "Fire Safety and Population Protection."

The Burgas-Sredets road has been closed in both directions by police due to a fire. The fire is currently burning in two locations: one between the village of Cherni Vrah and a nearby quarry, and the other between the village of Konstantinovo and another quarry.

The Sofia Metro is set to expand with five new stations extending from the existing Vitosha metro station to "Studentski Grad." This expansion involves a new public order for a conceptual project, with an estimated cost of 1.9 million leva excluding VAT. The selected contractor will have 18 months to complete the project.

The pop-folk singer Debora Ivanova has found herself in the midst of controversy after reportedly causing a car accident in Sofia. According to reports from bTV and Nova TV, the incident occurred on Cherni Vrah Blvd., where Ivanova's vehicle collided with another car.

In a swift and targeted move, law enforcement authorities launched a special operation in Sofia, honing in on a building along Cherni Vrah Blvd. where offices of "Lev Ins" and the Union for Economic Initiative of Citizens are located. The operation, confirmed by the Ministry of the Interior, is directly linked to the investigation into the murder of Aleksei Petrov.