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Polish Bus Crash Kills 12, Injures 10 in Hungary

8/16/2026

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Polish Bus Crash

On Aug 16 2026, a Polish bus overturned near Mezokeresztes, killing 12 and injuring 10.
Police said the bus carried 57 passengers and two drivers and that the driver likely fell asleep.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar took the driver into custody and posted condolences.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki expressed sorrow on X while Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a special aircraft with medical teams would be sent to Hungary.

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Firefighters Rescue

Firefighters winched the rear of the 24-ton coach to free passengers trapped under the roof.
Two mobile cranes lifted the overturned bus from the ditch and set it back on its wheels.
By 03:00 a.m., crews extracted 35 occupants through windows and sent the injured to hospitals in Eger, Debrecen, Nyíregyháza and Miskolc.
The crash is Hungary’s deadliest road accident since a 2003 train-bus collision.

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Polish Bus Crash

On Aug 16 2026, a Polish bus overturned near Mezokeresztes, killing 12 and injuring 10.
Police said the bus carried 57 passengers and two drivers and that the driver likely fell asleep.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar took the driver into custody and posted condolences.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki expressed sorrow on X while Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a special aircraft with medical teams would be sent to Hungary.

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