Tire

The van they were traveling in drove off the road and into a river, Beta agency is reporting, citing AP.

The police said the driver lost control of the vehicle, possibly due to an exploded tire.

The youngest victim was 17 years old. One person survived and is in the hospital.

Snowfall and strong winds are expected next week. Colder weather will begin on Sunday. The forecast of the meteorologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is for a significant decrease of the temperatures from the strong northeast wind, which increases the prerequisites for ice.

The necessary organization for the winter maintenance of the republic roads is established and there are no restrictions on the movement of the cars due to the snowfall, announced Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov at a briefing at the Road Infrastructure Agency.

Winter is here and you are probably wondering if your car is adequately equipped. Driving in winter is a quite different experience. That's why you have to prepare your car and especially the tires! Thanks to Michelin you will be ready to meet the cold weather conditions.

In what conditions do you usually drive in the winter?

Thessaloniki-based company Petros Petropoulos SA announced on Friday it is now the Avon Tires distributor for Greece following an agreement with Cooper Tire & Rubber Company.

Avon Tires, based in the UK, has been producing high-quality tires for cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles as well as racing tires since the beginning of last century.

On the road there are still vehicles that are not equipped with winter tires or the tire tread is less than 4 millimeters, "inspector Petar Sokolov from DG" National Police "told NOVA.

"The main thing that the drivers in Sofia have to pay attention to is distance compliance. The road surface is well cleaned, but it is wet and this leads to an extended braking distance, "he commented.

Nearly 300 machines have cleaned the Republican roads in the snowy areas at night, the press agency of the Road Infrastructure Agency reported, quoted by expert.bg

Most snow machines have worked in the Sofia region, followed by Smolyan, Pernik and Lovech. 

Black clouds of smoke covered Gorna Oryahovitsa. The reason - a fire at a waste separation site. The tire depot was lit up, bTV correspondent reported.

The signal is filed at 12:30 am. The flames are already extinguished.

The fire-fighting teams and equipment provided by the municipality have already stopped the fire.

BGN 80 million are allocated for road cleaning during the winter. The money is enough, but the regional minister Nikolay Nankov still expressed the hope that the winter will not be too heavy to save money for road repairs. The planned funds are for maintaining the republic road network under severe winter conditions.

"Despite the warnings, more than 80% of the drivers have entered the Stara Planina passages with summer tires in the weekend", said Road Agency Director Doncho Atanasov to bTV.