{
  "id": 1317378,
  "title": "Driver arrested after Hungary bus crash kills 12 people, injures at least 10",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/driver-arrested-after-hungary-bus-crash-kills-12-people-injures-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T17:47:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3364217/driver-arrested-after-hungary-bus-crash-kills-12-people-injures-least-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An accident on a Hungarian highway early Sunday resulted in 12 deaths and at least 10 serious injuries, according to police. The bus, carrying Polish tourists, veered off the road and overturned on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, approximately 87 miles east of Budapest. Police stated that the driver likely fell asleep at the wheel, leading to the crash. The bus, which had 57 passengers and two drivers on board, was returning from a pilgrimage in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as reported by the Polish Foreign Ministry. The Polish government confirmed that all victims were Polish citizens. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar expressed condolences to the families of the victims and acknowledged the efforts of rescuers at the scene.",
  "summary": "A passenger bus travelling on a highway in Hungary early on Sunday went off the road and into a ditch where it overturned, killing 12 and injuring others, police said. The bus, which was carrying a group of Polish tourists, was travelling on eastbound lanes near the town of Mezokeresztes when it overturned on the M3 motorway around 140km (87 miles) east of Hungary’s capital, Budapest, at around…",
  "key_points": [
    "Twelve people killed in Hungarian bus crash",
    "At least ten injured in M3 motorway accident",
    "Driver suspected of falling asleep at wheel"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}