site.btaUPDATED Pleven Road Administration Leadership Suspended after Traffic Accident Kills 12-YO Girl

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Ivanov suspended the entire leadership of the Regional Road Administration in Pleven, North Central Bulgaria and asked the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) to conduct a check, Ivanov's ministry reported on Wednesday.

The decision was prompted by frequent traffic accidents near the village of Telish, the press release said. The check should be completed within seven business days.

On Tuesday, the Pleven Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior reported the death of a 12-year-old girl who had been injured in a traffic accident in the area the day before. RIA said after the accident that the road between Telish and Radomirtsi is in good condition, without any surface flaws or potholes.