It all happened at lightning speed, suddenly huge clouds of dust rose up on the M1 motorway, which connects Budapest with Vienna, enshrouded the road. Motorists lost control, it crashed every second. 19 cars burned, 39 people had to be hospitalized injured, including many children.
A total of 42 vehicles drove into each other in the sandstorm, including five trucks. According to the police, the drivers should only have had visibility of a few meters. In the burning cars, 39 people were injured, some seriously, two of them are in mortal danger. Ten children were among those affected.
Emergency services discovered the dead driver (44) in one of the car wrecks. Several vehicles also crashed into each other in the oncoming lane during the storm.
A total of 16 ambulances, four helicopters and 370 firefighters were deployed on the Autobahn.