Twelve dead as tourist bus crashes in Hungary after driver 'fell asleep at wheel'

Police say the collision likely took place after the driver fell asleep.

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 16, 2026 10:23am Updated August 16, 2026 10:23am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video At least 12 people were killed after a packed tourist bus crashed into a ditch in Hungary. The fatal

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Twelve people have been killed after a Polish tourist bus crashed in Hungary.

A tourist bus has crashed in Hungary killing 12 people and injuring dozens more with the vehicle having veered off a motorway and into a ditch

The bus ran into a ditch and tipped over early on Sunday near the town of Mezokeresztes in eastern Hungary, police said, adding that the bus was heading towards the city of Nyiregyhaza on the motorway when the accident happened.