In brief
In the early hours of Sunday, a Polish tourist bus lost control on Hungary’s M3 motorway and overturned into a ditch, killing twelve passengers and leaving dozens injured. Police believe the driver fell asleep at the wheel and has been taken into custody. Firefighters rescued thirty‑five of the 57 passengers and two drivers, while cranes were called in to lift the 24‑tonne bus. Emergency services treated one person with life‑threatening injuries, nine with serious injuries and 37 with minor injuries. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar offered his condolences and urged the injured to recover swiftly.
In the early hours of Sunday, a Polish tourist bus lost control on Hungary’s M3 motorway, which connects Budapest with Nyíregyháza, and overturned into a ditch, killing twelve passengers and leaving many injured.
Police say the bus went off the motorway around 01:00 local time. Investigations have pointed to the driver falling asleep at the wheel; he was subsequently taken into custody.
Thirty‑five of the 57 passengers and two drivers were rescued by firefighters, according to state media. Emergency services attempted to remove people trapped under the rear axle before cranes lifted the entire vehicle.
Hungary’s ambulance service reported one person with life‑threatening injuries, nine with serious injuries and 37 with minor injuries.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar offered sincere condolences to the families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
