Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary
- State news agency MTI said there were 57 passengers and two drivers on the bus
A Polish bus overturned on a Hungarian motorway, killing 12 people and injuring at least 10. The driver was taken into custody, with preliminary reports suggesting he fell asleep.
- Details of the fatal bus accident in Hungary.
- Preliminary cause of the bus crash.
- Casualties and injured passengers.
BUDAPEST: A dozen people were killed and at least 10 injured after a Polish bus overturned at night on a motorway in eastern Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Sunday morning in a Facebook post.
The bus ran into a ditch and tipped over early on Sunday near the town of Mezokeresztes in eastern Hungary, police said, adding that the bus was heading towards the city of Nyiregyhaza on the motorway when the accident happened.
State news agency MTI said there were 57 passengers and two drivers on the bus.
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“A Polish-registered bus travelling on the M3 motorway towards Nyiregyhaza … veered off the straight stretch of road into a ditch and overturned. Preliminary information suggests the driver likely fell asleep,” police said on their website.
Twelve people lost their lives and several others were injured in the accident, police said, adding that they were taking the bus driver into custody.
The injured have been taken to hospital.
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