{
  "id": 1226312,
  "title": "Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/twelve-killed-as-polish-bus-veers-off-hungarian-motorway-1226312",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:04:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4424zd7go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Twelve individuals lost their lives and a number of others sustained injuries when a bus carrying Polish tourists lost control on a Hungarian motorway and collided with a ditch. The incident occurred around 01:00 local time on Sunday (23:00 GMT on Saturday) when the bus departed from the M3 motorway, which links Budapest, Hungary's capital, with Nyíregyháza in the northeastern region. Authorities suspect the driver dozed off while operating the vehicle. He has been apprehended by the authorities.\n\nAs of now, 35 out of the 57 passengers, along with the two drivers on board, have been rescued by firefighters. The Hungarian state media has reported this information. Emergency services have been working to lift the rear axle of the 24-tonne bus in order to extricate the individuals trapped beneath it. Cranes have since arrived to lift the entire vehicle, according to the news agency MTI.\n\nThe Hungarian ambulance service has stated that one person has been treated with life-threatening injuries, nine individuals have serious injuries, and an additional 37 people have minor injuries. Hungary's Prime Minister Péter Magyar has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and extended his best wishes to those injured for a swift recovery.",
  "summary": "Dozens more are seriously injured after the tourist bus overturned in the early hours of Sunday morning.",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/twelve-killed-as-polish-bus-veers-off-hungarian-motorway",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:04:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}