Twelve killed as Polish tourist bus overturns on Hungarian motorway near Budapest

At least 12 people were killed and 10 seriously injured when a Polish tourist bus veered off a motorway in eastern Hungary early Sunday, authorities said. The bus overturned after leaving the M3 highway near Mezökeresztes, about 140 kilometers east of Budapest, and plunged into a ditch around 01:00 local time.
Hungarian police stated the driver likely fell asleep at the wheel and have taken him into custody. The bus, registered in Poland, was carrying 57 passengers and two drivers from Serbia toward Poland when the crash occurred .
Emergency services reported rescuing 35 people from the wreckage, with some passengers trapped beneath the 24-tonne vehicle. Hungary’s ambulance service treated one person with life-threatening injuries, nine with serious injuries, and 37 with minor injuries .
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar offered his condolences to the victims’ families and thanked rescue workers. Polish President Karol Nawrocki expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of Polish citizens, while Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski confirmed consular services were operational and in contact with Hungarian authorities .
Images from the scene showed the red bus lying on its side in the ditch, with shattered windows and scattered luggage. Police said 11 people died at the site, and a 12th later succumbed to injuries in hospital .
The incident is Hungary’s deadliest road accident since 2003, when a train collided with a German tourist bus at a rail crossing, according to local reports .
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