13 people, including children, injured in a crash involving a Slovak bus in Hungary

The accident happened in the northeastern part of the country.

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Ten children and three adults were injured on the evening of June 12 after a bus crashed into a car in northeastern Hungary. The bus with Slovak licence plates was carrying children from Slovakia, the Hungarian MTI newswire reported.

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The accident happened around 17:00 close to the village of Taktaharkány. The passenger car was driving in the opposite direction when it collided head-on with the bus. Both vehicles ended up in the ditch, with the bus falling on its side, Attila Janasóczki, spokesperson for the regional police, told the TASR newswire.

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Nine children and two adults from the bus were injured; one of the adults sustained a more serious injury. Two of the car passengers, including one child, were also injured. They were all transported to the hospital in Miskolc, TASR wrote.

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