Hungary arrests boat captain after deadly accident
By DW
02 June 2019 |
5:40 pm
The captain of a large cruise ship involved in the incident has been taken into custody after a collision with a sightseeing boat. Dozens are feared dead after one of Hungary's worst river accidents.
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