Transportation Minister Blagoj Bocvarski said that he will strip the BESA Trans company of its license, following the disastrous bus fire in Bulgaria in which 45 people were killed. Bocvarski said that the company registered only four of its vehicles with the Ministry, and the bus that burnt down in Bulgaria was not among them.

This does not immediately indicate that the vehicle was not under serious mechanical evaluation, but is a violation.

The reasons for the accident are still being determined. The company had a valid license for international transport of passengers, but since the company did not register this vehicle, the Ministry initiated a procedure to strip them of their license, Bocvarski said.