00:0112 people have died and at least 10 were seriously injured when a Polish tour bus crashed in north
00:08east Hungary in the early hours of Sunday. The accident took place on a motorway when the bus,
00:14which was transporting pilgrims back from Serbia to Poland, veered into a ditch and overturned
00:20on its side. Media quoted police as saying the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel.
00:26Interior Minister Gabel Posfaj announced that the man has been taken into custody.
00:32Five of those injured were fighting for their lives, a Polish diplomat told a press conference.
00:38According to disaster management authorities, there were 57 passengers and two drivers on the tour bus,
00:45which was headed towards Nirecaza. After receiving on-site treatment, the injured were transported
00:51to hospitals across four different cities. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medjar and Polish Prime Minister
00:57Donald Tusk both expressed their condolences to the families of the victims.
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