Byala, Rousse Province

Byala (Bulgarian: Бяла) is a town in northern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of the Byala Municipality (община Бяла) in the Rousse Province (Област Русе). It is on the crossroad between roads Rousse-Tarnovo and Pleven-Varna. Close to it is the town of Borovo. The noted Belenski most (Byala Bridge) over the Yantra River is located in the vicinity. A major traffic accident on 7 December 2006 on a different bridge over the river claimed 18 l... more

Byala (Bulgarian: Бяла) is a town in northern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of the Byala Municipality (община Бяла) in the Rousse Province (Област Русе). It is on the crossroad between roads Rousse-Tarnovo and Pleven-Varna. Close to it is the town of Borovo. The noted Belenski most (Byala Bridge) over the Yantra River is located in the vicinity. A major traffic accident on 7 December 2006 on a different bridge over the river claimed 18 lives, as a truck hit a bus travelling between Byala and its railway station, causing the bus to fall 15 m down from the bridge. less