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Polish Tourist Bus Overturns on Hungary’s M3 Highway, Killing 12

The driver has been detained as investigators probe whether fatigue caused the early‑morning crash.

Overview

  • A Poland‑plated coach travelling from Serbia to Poland left the M3 near Mezőkeresztes and overturned in the early hours of Sunday, killing 12 people.
  • There were 59 people on board, including 57 passengers and two drivers, and emergency teams used windows to free trapped passengers.
  • Medical services sent 14 ambulances and hospital reports list one person in life‑threatening condition, nine seriously injured and 37 with minor injuries.
  • Hungarian police have detained the bus driver and preliminary reports from local media and officials say he may have fallen asleep behind the wheel.
  • Polish and Hungarian authorities are coordinating consular support and an official investigation that will examine causes, driver duty hours and safety measures for cross‑border coach travel.