Hungary bus crash kills 12, raising questions on EU driver-fatigue enforcement

Twelve people died when a Polish-registered bus overturned on Hungary's M3 motorway on 16 August 2026. Police detained the driver; early reports suggest he fell asleep. The 700-plus-kilometre route from Serbia to Poland crosses several EU borders, exposing gaps in enforcement of driving-time limits and tachograph compliance — the electronic logs meant to track driver hours — on cross-border tourism routes.