A tree fell on a car climbing the Shipka pass from the north side today.

The 112 call was made at 2:11 p.m. and was about a car trapped by a tree that had fallen due to the weight of the snow, three kilometers before the limit of the mountain pass, the press center of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Gabrovo told BTA. 

The driver of the car was not injured, according to the Ministry of the Interior.

Only material damage was done. 

Employees from the "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population", the "Road Infrastructure Agency" and the "Road Police" sector of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Gabrovo participated in the liquidation of the accident.

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Later in the day, a second report of a fallen tree was received, and no citizens or infrastructure were injured.

The temperature at the moment at the edge of the Shipka pass is minus five degrees, it is still snowing.

The road is cleaned and sanded.

The Regional Road Administration advises drivers to set out on the road prepared and not to take unnecessary risks. 

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