12 killed, 10 injured as Polish bus overturns in Hungary

At least 12 people were killed and 10 seriously injured after a Polish bus overturned on the M3 motorway in eastern Hungary early Sunday. The bus, carrying 57 passengers and two drivers, ran into a ditch near Mezokeresztes and tipped over, police said. Thirty-seven others suffered minor injuries. The cause of the crash is not yet known, but The Hindu reports that police preliminary information suggests the driver likely fell asleep.

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar expressed condolences on Facebook. Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski also responded, with Sikorski confirming consular services were active. The driver has been taken into custody. The New Indian Express noted this was the worst road accident in Hungary since a 2003 train-bus collision that killed 33.