Monday morning horror: seven cars crash in Budapest

Every driver’s nightmare came true early on Monday morning in Budapest. Seven cars crashed, it took four whole hours for the traffic to normalise.

Accident at Árpád Bridge

Seven cars collided at the Margaret Island exit of Árpád Bridge in the third district of Budapest, according to the police’s website. The situation returned to normal around half past nine. Under as yet unclear circumstances, the cars collided at around 5.39 AM on 21 November in the third district of Budapest, at the exit of Árpád Bridge at Margaret Island. According to available information, one person was slightly injured in the accident.

The vehicles involved in the accident had been blocking traffic. Drivers had to expect congestion on the affected stretch of road. According to the National Disaster Management, the collision resulted in one of the vehicles coming to rest on the tram tracks.

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According to the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), trams nr. 1 and 1M between the Göncz Árpád city centre and Szentlélek Square were not running for a short time. The competent authorities have since restored the tram services.

By clicking on this link, you can follow the traffic and possible traffic jams in the capital on the camera of Hungarian Public Roads (Magyar Közút).

Another similar accident not far from there

Meanwhile, a similar accident occurred in the south of Budapest. Four vehicles collided on the overpass in front of Gubacsi Bridge, on the way from the 20th district to the 21st district. The capital’s professional firefighters de-energized one of the vehicles. Moreover, they requested the notification of the public maintenance specialists, according to the website of the National Disaster Management.

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And another one in Mohács

There was also an accident on the main road 57 near Mohács, according to the disaster management. A tractor-trailer slid into a ditch at the 3rd km section of the main road, between Mohács and Lánycsók. The tractor-trailer came to a half stop on the road and was hit by a car. The Mohács fire brigade is currently working on the technical rescue with a half-lane road closure.

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Source: police.hu, katasztrofavedelem.hu