Dozens of vehicles collided with each other in a chain collision in Hungary on Saturday. No one was killed in the crash. Numerous people were injured and several vehicles caught fire.
The collision on the M1 motorway, about 25 kilometers west of Budapest, involved 5 semi-trailers and 37 other vehicles, according to police. The pile-up set fire to 19 vehicles and injured 36, one of whom is in critical condition. Thirteen people were seriously injured, police said.
Cause unclear
According to the Hungarian disaster management agency, all fires have now been extinguished. Four rescue helicopters and fire and rescue teams from nearby towns arrived on the scene to treat the injured. The road was closed in both directions for investigation and recovery work that continued late into the evening.
Little is known about the cause of the disaster. The manager of Hungary’s highways, Hungary’s Concession Infrastructure Development Plc., wrote in a Facebook post that a localized dust storm may have caused a sudden reduction in visibility.
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