Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary
Police said the coach likely veered off after the driver fell asleep, and 10 injured passengers were taken to hospitals in four nearby cities.
- Early Sunday, a Polish bus overturned on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, Hungary, killing 12 people and injuring at least 10, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar confirmed on Facebook.
- Preliminary information suggests the driver likely fell asleep, causing the vehicle to veer off the road; police are taking the bus driver into custody.
- State news agency MTI reported there were 57 passengers and two drivers on the bus when the accident occurred.
- Traveling toward the city of Nyiregyhaza, the vehicle ran into a ditch near the town of Mezokeresztes in eastern Hungary.
- Emergency responders transported the injured to the hospital for treatment following the crash in eastern Hungary.
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