00:00Eight people have died in a series of tragic crashes on Hungary's M1 motorway.
00:04The incidents happened early Friday near the city of Gajor, west of Budapest.
00:09According to police, an initial crash occurred when a truck collided with a construction vehicle.
00:15That accident killed one person and caused a major traffic buildup.
00:19Shortly afterward, a minibus carrying nine people crashed into a truck
00:23that was stopped in the resulting traffic.
00:26Seven people were killed in the second collision,
00:29while two others were injured.
00:31Hungarian officials said the victims were foreign nationals.
00:34Police reported that the minibus carried Moldovan license plates.
00:38Authorities are continuing their investigation into both crashes.
00:42The deadly chain of events has renewed concerns about highway safety across Europe.
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