Three dead after a car crash on the ring road in Sofia

Three people died after a crash on the ring road in Sofia during the night.

A car crashed and fell into a ravine. The driver, 27, and his companion, 29, were killed. The third victim was a woman passing by, whose identity is still unknown.

The accident was reported to the emergency services at 1.37am on June 25. The ambulance arrived at the scene in 15 minutes.

The ring road between Lokorsko and Svetovrachene is temporarily closed to traffic, according to users in the Facebook group "Road accidents in Sofia". The Ministry of Interior’s press office said the road clearance was ongoing.