Monorierdő train collision

A regular passenger train coming from Cegléd collided with the Hajdú InterCity train, on its way from Nyíregyháza to Budapest.

At 10:20 CEST (08:20 UTC), the regular train's control car crashed into the last car of the Intercity train; its engine driver survived, because he ran back into the first car to warn the passengers when he realized the accident could not be avoided.

Four travelers died as a result of the accident (three people on the site, and one of them in the hospital).

Pál Szabó, the traffic minister of Hungary offered his resignation shortly after the tragedy, and Miklós Kamarás, the president of MÁV (Hungarian State Railways Co.) did the same.

Prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány accepted both, however, he didn't accept the resignation of István Heinczinger, CEO of MÁV.

Photo of emergency personnel rescue passengers after the Monorierdő train collision
Emergency personnel rescue passengers after the Monorierdő train collision.