World · Hungary bus crash12 Killed as Polish Pilgrim Bus Crashes in Hungary at 1 A.M.Aired August 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:0012 people are dead and at least 10 more0:02are seriously injured after a Polish bus0:04>> [music]0:04>> carrying pilgrims left a motorway in0:06eastern Hungary around 1:00 a.m. Sunday0:08and tipped over. 59 people were on0:10board, 57 pilgrims and two drivers0:13[music]0:13returning to Poland from the shrine to0:15the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje in0:17southeastern Bosnia. The bus veered off0:19the motorway,0:20>> [music]0:20>> ran into a ditch and rolled onto its0:21side. Emergency crews worked through the0:23night to remove the wreckage as the0:25injured were taken to hospitals.0:26Survivor Helena Wook described the0:28rollover from her hospital bed0:30recounting the moment the coach left the0:32road and turned over. Preliminary0:34information [music] points to the driver0:35likely having fallen asleep and the0:37driver was being taken into custody.0:39>> [music]0:39>> Whether investigators confirm fatigue as0:41the cause, what the final casualty count0:43and the condition of the critically0:44injured will be, and the formal custody0:47and charging status all remain0:48unresolved.0:50Like and follow for more stories that0:51matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗