2 collisions on a Hungarian highway kill 8 people
The first crash left traffic stopped, and a second collision involving a Moldovan minibus killed seven more and injured two, police said.
- Two collisions on a highway in western Hungary killed eight people on Friday, beginning when a minibus with Moldovan license plates struck a stationary truck near Gyor.
- Congestion from an earlier collision caused the second accident; a truck caught fire after hitting construction equipment around 4:30 a.m., snarling traffic toward Austria, police said.
- Seven people died and two were injured in the minibus crash, authorities said, while both vehicles bore Moldovan license plates though nationalities remain unconfirmed.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar expressed condolences to the families, confirming that all eight people who died were foreign nationals traveling through Hungary.
- Authorities closed one lane of the highway toward Austria to manage the site as investigators continue to examine the chain-reaction accidents in western Hungary.
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Eight Killed In Crashes On Hungary’s Main Motorway, Prompting Government Probe
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief GYŐR, HUNGARY (Worthy News) – Eight people were killed Friday in two successive traffic accidents on Hungary’s main highway linking Budapest with Austria’s capital Vienna and Western Europe, prompting the government to order an extraordinary investigation into the circumstances of the crashes. The accidents on the M1 motorway occurred amid extensive traffic diversions linked to ongoing roadworks …
Eight killed in successive Hungary highway crashes, police say
The two accidents occurred in the morning hours near Györ, close to the Slovak border, 122 kilometers west of Budapest. All of the deceased are believed to be foreign citizens.
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Independent EspañolBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Two consecutive collisions on a highway in western Hungary left eight dead in the early morning of Friday, police reported.
Seven people were killed and two injured in western Hungary early on Friday when a minibus carrying nine people crashed into a truck...
Two fatal road accidents involving a truck and a microbus, both registered in the Republic of Moldova, took place on Friday on a highway in western Hungary. Eight people died.
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