Polish bus crashes in Hungary killing at least 12

A passenger bus travelling on a Hungarian highway

crashed on Sunday and overturned, killing

12 people and injuring others.

The Polish-plates bus overturned early in the morning

on the M3 motorway

around 140 kilometres east of Budapest.

In a statement, Hungarian police said it was likely the driver

fell asleep causing the accident, and that the driver

had been taken into custody.

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki expressed his

deep sorrow over the accident involving Polish tourists.