A Polish-registered bus overturned on a motorway in Hungary, killing 12 people and seriously injuring at least 10 others, according to Prime Minister Peter Magyar and police. AFP reported the accident on August 16, 2026.

Police said the crash occurred at about 1 a.m. Saturday Greenwich Mean Time near Mezőkeresztes, east of the capital Budapest. The bus overturned on the M-3 motorway, a police statement said.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known. The report did not provide the identities of those killed or injured, the total number of people on the bus, or further details about actions taken after the crash.