Hungarian Prosecutors Seek Detention of Polish Bus Driver in Fatal Crash
Prosecutors said the driver fell asleep due to fatigue as the crash killed 12 pilgrims and injured 23 others.
- On Tuesday, The Miskolc district court ordered the one-month detention of a Polish bus driver suspected of falling asleep at the wheel, causing a crash that killed Twelve people in Hungary early on Sunday.
- The bus, carrying 57 pilgrims, tipped into a ditch around 1 a.m. while returning to Poland from a shrine to the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina near Mezokeresztes.
- Prosecutors stated the driver was "incapable of safely operating the vehicle" because he "fell asleep due to fatigue," with negligently causing mass fatalities punishable by up to eight years' imprisonment.
- Under Hungarian law, Police held the suspect for 72 hours maximum without a court order; they requested pre-trial detention citing concerns he might flee or interfere with investigation, though the driver made no statement.
- Twelve people died at the scene or after hospitalization, with 20 others seriously hurt and three sustaining life-threatening injuries; one survivor described the accident as "unimaginable" as responders managed the scene in Hungary.
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Prosecutor Kolendowska-Matejczuk said that the Polish prosecutor overseeing the investigation received information from the Miskolc prosecutor's office on Wednesday confirming that the bus driver had been arrested and charged with negligently causing a road accident that resulted in the deaths of multiple people. A Hungarian court remanded the man in custody for 30 days, until September 18. Also read: "There was one squeak, one groan."
Twelve people died in the bus accident, and the driver was arrested.
Tragic Bus Accident in Hungary: Prosecutors Seek Detention of Driver
A Polish bus driver suspected of falling asleep at the wheel is being held by Hungarian prosecutors following a crash that killed 12 people and injured dozens. The accident occurred when a bus carrying pilgrims tipped over near Mezokeresztes. Authorities are pursuing pre-trial detention over fears the driver might flee.
Hungarian court orders detention of Polish bus driver in fatal crash
BUDAPEST, Aug 18 - A Hungarian court on Tuesday ordered the continued detention of a Polish bus driver suspected of falling asleep at the wheel, resulting in a crash that killed 12 people and injured dozens in eastern Hungary early on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hungarian prosecutors seek detention of Polish bus driver in fatal crash
BUDAPEST, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian prosecutors said on Tuesday they were seeking the continued detention of a Polish bus driver suspected of falling asleep at the wheel, resulting in a crash that killed 12 people and injured dozens in eastern Hun...
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