Horror motorway crash in Hungary leaves seven dead and two injured

12 Jun 2026 • 7:13 PM MYT
The Independent
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Horror motorway crash in Hungary leaves seven dead and two injured

  • Seven people were killed and two injured in a minibus crash on the M1 highway in western Hungary, near Gyor.
  • The minibus collided with a truck that was stationary due to an earlier accident involving a truck and a construction vehicle in the same area.
  • All victims of the minibus crash were foreign nationals and men, with the minibus reportedly having Moldovan licence plates.
  • Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims, without specifying their nationality.
  • The initial collision, which caused the traffic build-up, resulted in one fatality before the minibus incident occurred.

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