Eight dead in two traffic accidents on Hungarian highway

A tragic series of events unfolded on a Hungarian highway early Friday, resulting in the deaths of eight foreign nationals in two separate traffic accidents near Győr. The first incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. when a truck with Moldovan license plates struck a construction vehicle, killing the truck's driver. This accident led to traffic being halted on the M1 motorway. Less than 45 minutes later, a minibus, also bearing Moldovan plates and carrying nine passengers, collided with the truck that was stopped due to the initial accident. Seven of the nine passengers in the minibus died, while the remaining two sustained injuries. Hungarian police have not officially confirmed the nationalities of all victims but indicated that both vehicles involved in the second crash were registered in Moldova. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar expressed his condolences on social media, extending sympathies to the families of the eight foreign citizens who lost their lives and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.

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On behalf of the government, I extend my sincere condolences to the families of the eight foreign citizens who lost their lives in the accident on the M1 highway early this morning. I wish a speedy recovery to all the injured.