🇧🇬 Bulgaria Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Bulgaria has an estimated 443 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 2 a day, 8.9 per 100,000 people (safer than the global average, rank #137 of 195). 0 accident reports from Bulgaria were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 112. Traffic drives on the right.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north.
- Capital
- Sofia
- Population
- 6,423,207 (2025)
- Area
- 110,994 km²
- Calling code
- +359
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- Currency
- Q4916
- Continent
- Europe
- Emergency number
- 112
- Road deaths / 100k
- 8.9
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
Bulgaria Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Bulgaria — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Bulgaria over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, dial 112. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Bulgaria on this site
- Driving laws in Bulgaria — speed limits, alcohol limit, driving side
- Emergency numbers for every country · all of Europe
- Accident reports by city: Sofia
- Accidents today worldwide · yesterday's digest · global rankings
Road Safety in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has an estimated road traffic death rate of 8.9 per 100,000 people, which is safer than the global average. With a population of roughly 6,400,000, that translates to about 570 deaths every year — 2 every single day.
Globally it ranks #137 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Europe road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Bulgaria — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Bulgaria, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has fallen by 27.8%.
Bulgaria vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 8.9 | 570 | 443 |
| North Macedonia | 6.4 | 134 | 104 |
| Romania | 8.6 | 1,643 | 1,279 |
| Serbia | 7.2 | 482 | 375 |
| Albania | 11.7 | 328 | 255 |