{
  "id": 1226929,
  "title": "At least 12 people killed in a Polish tourist bus crash in Hungary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/at-least-12-people-killed-in-a-polish-tourist-bus-crash-in-hungary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:22:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/16/at-least-12-people-killed-in-a-polish-tourist-bus-crash-in-hungary"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Polish tourist bus crashed on a motorway in eastern Hungary early on Sunday. The bus, which was heading towards the city of Nyíregyháza, ran into a ditch and overturned near the town of Mezokeresztes.\n\nAccording to police, 12 people were killed in the accident. At least 10 people were injured, with state news agency MTI reporting that there were 57 passengers and two drivers on the bus.\n\nPreliminary information from police suggests that the driver likely fell asleep, causing the accident. The bus was travelling on the M3 motorway when it veered off the straight stretch of road into a ditch and overturned.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "12 killed as bus overturns in Hungary: PM Magyar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/12-killed-as-bus-overturns-in-hungary-pm-magyar",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:11:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Twelve killed as tourist bus crashes in Hungary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/twelve-killed-as-tourist-bus-crashes-in-hungary",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}