Bus crash in Hungary kills at least 12

At least 12 people have died after a Polish coach crashed into a ditch and overturned in eastern Hungary , Hungarian police said on Sunday.

According to emergency services, 47 other people were injured in the incident, 10 seriously.

The accident occurred on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, around 140 kilometers (87 miles) east of Budapest, according to police in the district capital, Miskolc.

Police said they believe the driver fell asleep at the wheel during the overnight journey into Sunday. He was subsequently arrested.

Poland's PAP news agency reported that the bus had been carrying a group of pilgrims from Podkarpackie province in the far southeast of Poland .

The group, said to number 59 people, including two drivers, had been returning from Bosnia-Herzegovina , PAP said.

Fourteen ambulances were deployed to the scene of the crash, reports said.

Hungary's National Directorate for Disaster Management said that several of the passengers had been trapped under the vehicle when it overturned.