The pick-up truck drove onto the tracks, ignoring the red lights.
Budapest: Five people were killed and more than 10 injured as a train carriage derailed after being hit by a pick-up truck in southern Hungary early on Tuesday, said police.
The unfortunate incident happened at a crossing in Mindszent near the Hungarian-Serbian border shortly before 0500 GMT.
Reportedly, the pick-up truck drove onto the tracks, ignoring the red lights. The truck was registered in Hungary and was carrying local workers.
All of the victims were passengers in the van.
As per official statement, there were 22 passengers on the train, two were seriously injured and eight suffered minor injuries.
“Rescue effort are still ongoing, thus we cannot establish the number of casualties,” a police spokesperson said.
Local news site delmagyar.hu showed a photograph with the train carriage on its side, and a helicopter ambulance and several ambulance cars at the scene.
In the meantime, the state railway company said the train was on its way from Kiskunfelegyhaza to Hodmezovasarhely before being smashed with a truck.
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