Fatal Collision between Speedboat and Hotel Boat on the Danube [Video]

A tragic incident unfolded on the Danube (close to the Slovak border) involving a collision between a small boat and a hotel boat, resulting in two fatalities and leaving five individuals missing.

The collision occurred on the night of Saturday, May 19. The Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) swiftly responded to the scene, initiating criminal proceedings against an unknown perpetrator on suspicion of endangering water transport and causing the death of several people.

The sequence of events began with a distress call reporting a man with a bleeding head found near the town of Verőce, believed to be related to a boat accident. Upon investigation, the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered, and a small damaged boat was towed ashore.