Tourist bus crash in Bulgaria kills 15 passengers
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this handout photo provided by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, a view of a bus that crashed and overturned, near the town of Svoge, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. (Bulgarian Interior Ministry via AP)
Officials in Bulgaria say a tourist bus flipped over Saturday on a highway, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 others injured.
Police said the bus crashed near the capital of Sofia as it carried tourists on a weekend trip to a nearby resort. The bus overturned and fell down a side road 66 feet below the highway.
The accident happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday about 12 miles north of Sofia.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Health Minister Kiril Ananiev gave the death toll.
The injured were transported to Sofia hospitals.
Doctors said some of the injured were in critical condition.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There was no immediate information about the nationality of the passengers.
The government quickly declared Monday a national day of mourning.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.