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Three Hungarians Killed After Car, Bus Collide On Austrian Pass


Police said the driver of the car appeared to have lost control of his vehicle on a snow-covered road. (file photo)
Police said the driver of the car appeared to have lost control of his vehicle on a snow-covered road. (file photo)

Three Hungarians have died after the car they were in collided with a bus on a snowy Alpine pass in Austria. Police said on February 25 that the 25-year-old driver of the car appeared to have lost control of his vehicle on the snow-covered road near Leogang, in central Austria. His passengers, aged 29 and 36, died at the scene, while the driver succumbed to his injuries after being taken to a nearby hospital. An alcohol test on the 51-year-old driver of the bus, who suffered unspecified injuries in the crash, was negative, police said. The cause of the collision is under investigation. To read the original story by AP, click here.

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