The Ministry of abroad Affairs confirmed on 16 August that there was a tragic accident in Hungary of a coach with Polish tourists. According to the reports, 12 people were killed, respective twelve injured, and the victims were hospitalized. president Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk conveyed their condolences to the families.
First obligation: verified information
The Polish Ministry of abroad Affairs confirmed the tragedy in Hungary on Sunday. Minister Radosław Sikorski said that consular services are working and Warsaw is in contact with Hungarian authorities. Only verified information was besides announced.
It's not a procedural thing. At the death of fellow countrymen, any uncertain message can be sent straight to families who are waiting for a telephone call, a name, confirmation of the destiny of their loved ones. The state must act quickly, but must not turn tragedy into a stream of unverified messages. It's about fact and order.
From information Podkarpackie Regional Office in Rzeszów The accident occurred around 2:00 a.m. in the Mezőkeresztes area, on the M3 motorway towards Nyíregyházy. A pilgrimage back from Bosnia and Herzegovina was on the road. The Office gave a balance sheet of 12 fatalities, respective twelve injured and 40 people under medical care.
Nawrocks and Tusk offer their condolences
President Karol Nawrocki addressed families and close victims in a speech of mourning and prayer. Official website of the president of Poland She published her condolences on 16 August. Donald Tusk besides expressed his sympathy after the death of Polish citizens.
We have previously described that the Prime Minister spoke to Péter Magyar after the M3 tragedy. The Hungarian Prime Minister was to offer his condolences to the families of the victims and all of Poland. specified gestures are needed, but after them the work of the offices must come: arrangements, documents, transport, care of the wounded and contact with the loved ones.
It is simply a substance of the Polish state, even if the place of the accident lies abroad. A citizen shall not lose the right to the protection of the Republic as he crosses the border. That is erstwhile the sense of consulate, diplomacy and crisis administration is proven.
Pilgrimage from Podkarpacie
Podkarpackie provincial office reported that on the coach a pilgrimage from Podkarpackie was returning. Polsat News informed about residents of Strzeżów and surrounding areas. Behind these towns are parishes, neighbors and families for whom this message is not a headline, but a individual drama.
Crisis action has been launched in the region. The Provincial Teresa Kubas-Hul called the staff, and the office provided information on intellectual assistance to victims and families. This is the right consequence to the first phase of tragedy. Later comes the time for tedious formalities, treatment, return and explanation of the causes.
In another text, we wrote about Assessment of tragedy as stress-test for the state. This rehearsal doesn't take place in a tv studio. It is played on household phones, in hospitals in Hungary and in papers that request to be monitored without delay.
Silence, fact and help
The causes of the accident will be determined by the competent services. Until then, the liable editorial board and the liable authority should stick to the confirmed facts. No speculation. Without going after the sensation. No further conjecture of families.
Today the Polish community is in mourning for its citizens. For believers, the natural instinct is to pray for the dead and the wounded. It is an work for the natural state to assist effectively. It is at stake to trust Poles in their own institutions erstwhile pain comes abruptly and far from home.
Source: Interia Events, Podkarpackie Provincial Office in Rzeszów, Chancellery of the president of Poland, Polsat News
Source: Interia Events
