Twelve passengers lost their lives when a bus carrying Polish tourists rolled off the road in Hungary.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on his social media account that a bus carrying Polish tourists had crashed in Hungary, killing 12 people. It was reported that more than 10 people were also injured in the accident, which occurred on the M3 highway near the town of Mezokeresztes in eastern Hungary shortly after midnight.
According to initial findings, the Polish-registered bus, carrying 57 passengers and 2 drivers, rolled off the road after the driver fell asleep; the driver was taken into custody by police. The evacuation of passengers from the bus continued throughout the night, and a crane was used to rescue some passengers who were trapped under the bus. While the injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced that officials at the Polish Consulate in Hungary were in contact with Hungarian authorities.
