More Than 40 Vehicles Involved in Highway Pileup in Hungary

Firefighters work among smoldering cars after several trucks and cars crashed on M1 motorway near Herceghalom, Hungary, on March 11, 2023. Peter Lakatos/MTI via AP

Budapest, Hungary—Dozens of vehicles collided in a pileup in Hungary, causing numerous injuries and setting several of the vehicles on fire Saturday.

Police said the collision, which involved five tractor-trailers and 37 other vehicles, occurred on the M1 highway around 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Budapest, Hungary’s capital.