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A bus crash in eastern Hungary on Sunday killed 12 people and seriously injured 10, while 37 suffered minor injuries. The bus, carrying 57 passengers from Serbia to Poland, overturned on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, 140km east of Budapest. Preliminary information suggests that the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing the crash. The incident is Hungary's deadliest road accident since 2003, when a train killed 33 German tourists.

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Twelve people were killed and dozens injured when a bus carrying Polish pilgrims veered off a Hungarian motorway near Mezokeresztes, 87 miles east of Budapest, on Sunday. The bus, which was traveling from Serbia to Poland with 57 passengers and two drivers, overturned after the driver likely fell asleep at the wheel. Thirty-five people have been rescued so far, but one person has life-threatening injuries, nine have serious injuries, and 37 have minor injuries. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk both offered their condolences to the families of the victims. The driver has been taken into custody.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar offered his condolences to the families of the victims and thanked rescue workers who were dispatched to the scene. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X: “The consular service is operational.

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At least 12 people killed in Hungary bus crash · assertive framing

A bus crash in eastern Hungary has killed 12 people and seriously injured 10, police say. asserted

police → kill → 10

The bus carrying Polish tourists overturned on Sunday on the M3 motorway near the town of Mezokeresztes, 140km (87 miles) east of Hungary’s capital, Budapest. asserted

bus → carry → capital

The bus, travelling from Serbia to Poland, was carrying 57 passengers and two drivers when it drove into a ditch and overturned, police said. asserted

police → travel → ditch

Eleven people were declared dead at the scene, and another person died in hospital, the national disaster management agency said. asserted

agency → declare → hospital

The ambulance service said 37 people suffered minor injuries. asserted

people → say → injuries

The fire brigade and other rescue workers had to drag some people out through the windows because they were trapped in the bus. asserted

they → have → bus

“A Polish-registered bus travelling on the M3 motorway towards Nyiregyhaza … veered off the straight stretch of road into a ditch and overturned. asserted

bus → register → ditch

Preliminary information suggests the driver likely fell asleep,” police said on their website. uncertain

police → suggest → website

They said the bus driver was taken into custody. asserted

driver → say → custody

service → offer → X

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide verified information.” asserted

Ministry → provide → information

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said: “It is with deep sorrow that I received the tragic news of the Polish bus accident in Hungary, in which so many of our compatriots died.” asserted

many → say → compatriots

It is the deadliest road accident in Hungary since 2003 when a train hit a German tourist bus at Siofok, killing 33 people. asserted

train → hit → people

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