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Polish bus accident: 22 injured to be repatriated from Hungary
Following a fatal bus accident on Hungary’s M3 motorway, 22 injured Polish passengers are being repatriated to Rzeszów, Poland, via a special state aircraft. The transport, scheduled for Monday night, was coordinated by Polish Deputy Health Minister Katarzyna Kacperczyk in conjunction with Hungarian medical professionals.
Of the injured, five have already returned to Poland to be cared for by family, while 18 remain in Hungarian hospitals. The most critical patients are receiving treatment at the Miskolc Central Hospital and University Teaching Hospital, where two individuals remain in life-threatening condition in intensive care. The decision regarding the transport of all patients is being made based on individual medical stability.
The accident, which involved a bus carrying 59 people, resulted in 12 fatalities. Police have launched an investigation into the driver, who is suspected of falling asleep at the wheel, and has been taken into custody on charges of causing a fatal mass accident through negligence. Consular authorities are currently working to identify all victims and coordinate the transport of the deceased to Poland.
Entities
Debrecen · Katarzyna Kacperczyk · M3 motorway · Miskolc Central Hospital and University Teaching Hospital · Rzeszów
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- [● 2 SOURCES] The most seriously injured patients are being treated at the hospital in Miskolc. www.blikk.hu · 24.hu
- [● 2 SOURCES] The decision to transport the injured was made jointly by Hungarian and Polish doctors. www.blikk.hu · 24.hu
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The driver may have fallen asleep while driving. 24.hu
- [● 2 SOURCES] Eighteen injured individuals remain in Hungarian hospitals, while five have already left the country to be cared for by families. www.blikk.hu · 24.hu
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Proceedings have been initiated against the driver for causing a fatal mass accident through negligence. 24.hu
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Twelve people died in the bus accident on the M3 motorway. 24.hu
- [● 2 SOURCES] 22 injured persons from the bus accident will be transported from Debrecen to Rzeszów via a special state aircraft on Monday night. www.blikk.hu · 24.hu
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A total of 59 people were traveling on the bus at the time of the accident. 24.hu