Buses travelling abroad sometimes carry extra tanks to save on fuel costs, he added, as the price difference between countries and bulk sale price agreements with oil companies can substantially reduce costs.

After the collision the bus caught fire immediately.

Tibor Czakó, head of the company that operated the bus, declined to comment.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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