A dozen folks have been killed and at the least 10 injured after a Polish bus overturned at night time on a motorway in jap Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar stated on Sunday morning in a Fb publish.
The bus ran right into a ditch and tipped over early on Sunday close to the city of Mezokeresztes in jap Hungary, police stated, including that the bus was heading in direction of town of Nyiregyhaza on the motorway when the accident occurred.
State information company MTI stated there have been 57 passengers and two drivers on the bus. Footage from the scene confirmed a badly broken purple bus mendacity on one aspect in a ditch by the motorway with home windows smashed and belongings and suitcases scattered round.
“A Polish-registered bus travelling on the M3 motorway in direction of Nyiregyhaza … veered off the straight stretch of street right into a ditch and overturned. Preliminary data suggests the driving force probably fell asleep,” police stated on their web site.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki stated on X: “It’s with deep sorrow that I acquired the tragic information of the Polish bus accident in Hungary, by which so a lot of our compatriots died.”
Z głębokim bólem przyjąłem tragiczną wiadomość o wypadku polskiego autokaru na Węgrzech, w którym zginęło tak wielu naszych Rodaków.
W obliczu tej niewyobrażalnej tragedii, która dotknęła nas wszystkich, łączę się w modlitwie i głębokim współczuciu z rodzinami oraz bliskimi…— Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) August 16, 2026
Twelve folks misplaced their lives and several other others have been injured within the accident, police stated, including that they have been taking the bus driver into custody.
The injured have been taken to hospital.
Polish International Minister Radoslaw Sikorski stated on X {that a} “tragic accident” involving a bus carrying Polish vacationers occurred in Hungary.
Potwierdzam zaistnienie tragicznego wypadku autokaru z polskimi turystami na Węgrzech. Służba konsularna działa. Jesteśmy w kontakcie z władzami węgierskimi. MSZ będzie podawał sprawdzone informacje.
— Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 (@sikorskiradek) August 16, 2026
“The consular service is operational. We’re involved with the Hungarian authorities. The Ministry of International Affairs will present verified data,” he stated.
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