At least 46 people killed in bus accident in Bulgaria

12 were children, according to private station

At least 46 people were burned to death early Tuesday in a bus accident in Bulgaria.

The bus with North Macedonian plates caught fire after crashing into a roadside barrier on a highway in western Sofia, according to a private NOVA television.

Initial reports indicated 12 children were among those killed, while seven people injured in the accident were taken to a hospital in the capital.

It was reported that the bus departed Istanbul on Monday and entered Bulgaria late that night.