Twelve Dead in Polish Pilgrimage Bus Crash in Hungary
16 sources across 12 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state
Who reported this
- Sueddeutsche Zeitung
- Deutsche Welle
- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- Le Monde
- France 24
- The Guardian
- Reuters
- Politico Europe
- CNN Brasil
- La Tercera
- Telex
- ANSA
- NRC
- Notes from Poland
- Al Jazeera
- El Pais
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At least 12 people died and dozens more were injured when a Polish registered bus overturned on the M3 motorway in eastern Hungary early Sunday morning. The accident occurred around 1:00 a.m. near the town of Mezokeresztes, approximately 140 kilometers east of Budapest. The vehicle was transporting 57 passengers and two drivers who were returning to Poland from a Catholic pilgrimage in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to police reports, the bus veered off a straight stretch of road and overturned into a ditch. Preliminary investigations suggest the driver likely fell asleep at the wheel; the driver was subsequently taken into custody.
Emergency services reported that 11 people died at the scene and one person died after being transported to a hospital. Among the survivors, 10 people were listed as seriously injured, while 37 others sustained minor injuries. Rescue workers used cranes and winches to lift the 24 ton vehicle to reach passengers trapped underneath. The injured were transported to hospitals in Miskolc, Debrecen, Nyiregyhaza, and Eger.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and Polish President Karol Nawrocki both expressed their condolences to the families of the victims. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the dispatch of a special medical plane to Budapest to provide consular and medical assistance. Polish authorities from the Podkarpackie province and the Krosno District Prosecutor's Office have initiated investigations into the crash. Some reports noted that this is the deadliest road accident in Hungary since 2003, when a train collision killed 33 German tourists in Siofok.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets emphasized the scale of the tragedy and provided detailed accounts of the rescue operations and the victims' backgrounds.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the factual details of the crash, the driver's condition, and the official government responses.
- Centre-right
- These outlets highlighted the driver's detention and the historical context of previous fatal accidents in Hungary.
Sources
- Centre ANSA: A bus overturned in Hungary, 12 dead and at least 10 seriously injured
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: At least 12 people killed in Hungary bus crash
- Centre CNN Brasil: Bus accident leaves at least 12 dead in Hungary
- Centre Deutsche Welle: Bus crash in Hungary kills at least 12
- Centre-left El Pais: At least 12 dead as a Polish tourist bus overturns on a highway in Hungary
- Centre France 24: At least 12 dead in Polish coach accident in Hungary, the worst catastrophe in 20 years
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Tour bus from Poland: At least twelve dead in bus accident in Hungary
- Centre-right La Tercera: At least 12 dead and 10 seriously injured after overturning of bus with Polish pilgrims in Hungary
- Centre-left Le Monde: In Hungary, 12 dead and 10 injured in the accident of a coach registered in Poland
- Centre NRC: At least twelve dead in bus accident in Hungary, likely due to sleeping driver behind the wheel
- Centre Notes from Poland: Twelve killed as Polish coach crashes in Hungary
- Centre Politico Europe: At least 12 killed as Polish pilgrimage bus overturns in Hungary
- Centre Reuters: Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary - Reuters
- Centre-left Sueddeutsche Zeitung: Hungary: Twelve dead in bus accident, driver likely fell asleep
- Centre Telex: Twelve died in the bus accident on the M3
- Centre Telex: The driver is taken into custody, Polish pilgrims were traveling home on the M3 in a bus that overturned into a ditch
- Centre Telex: Deadly bus accident: Donald Tusk sends a special machine to Hungary
- Centre Telex: Bus accident: Péter Magyar and Karol Nawrocki also expressed their condolences to the family members of the fatalities
- Centre Telex: According to a survivor, the Polish bus accident on the M3 happened in seconds
- Centre-left The Guardian: Bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashes in Hungary, leaving 12 dead
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