### [2026-08-16](/feed/2026/08/16/index.md)

##### Poland
# A passenger bus carrying tourists from Poland crashes in to a ditch in Mezőkeresztes, Hungary, killing 12 people and wounding ten more. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/hungary-tourist-bus-crash-poland-5d7ea3649f0af2dab9b45a08671f79b7)

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