12 killed in Polish bus crash in Hungary
A Polish tourist bus crashed and overturned on Hungary's M3 highway, resulting in 12 deaths and at least 10 serious injuries. The driver is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel and was detained.
Consensus
- A Polish tourist bus crashed on Hungary's M3 highway.
- The bus overturned and fell into a ditch.
- Twelve people died in the accident.
- At least ten people sustained serious injuries.
- The driver is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel.
- The driver was detained by authorities.
- There were 57 passengers and two drivers on board.
- All passengers were Polish citizens.
- The group was returning from a pilgrimage in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The crash occurred on the night of August 15–16, 2023.
- The accident happened approximately 140 kilometers east of Budapest.
- Preliminary investigations point to driver fatigue as a likely cause.
Points of divergence
- One person sustained life-threatening injuries, nine had severe injuries, and 37 had minor injuries. — vm
- At least 20 people were injured. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The passengers were pilgrims from the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, returning from Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. — tg_theinsider
- The accident occurred at the 139-kilometer mark on the M3 highway. — fontanka
- The accident occurred 87 kilometers from Budapest. — interfax
- The crash site is near Nyíredháza. — vesti
- This is not the first major accident involving Polish pilgrims traveling to Medjugorje; previous incidents occurred in 2002 and 2022. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (7 sources)
- Bus with Polish passengers involved in accident in Hungary, 12 people killed — Вечерняя Москва
- 12 tourists died in accident with Polish bus in Hungary — DW Главное
- Bus with Polish pilgrims overturned again in Hungary. 12 people died — The Insider
- Bus with tourists overturned in Hungary. 12 people died — Фонтанка
- Bus with Polish tourists overturned in Hungary, 12 dead — ЭХО / Новости
- 12 people died in overturned bus in Hungary — Интерфакс
- Polish bus with 57 passengers overturned on highway in Hungary — Вести