More than 40 vehicles involved in highway pile-up in Hungary

Firefighters work among smouldering cars after several trucks and cars crashed on M1 motorway near Herceghalom, Hungary (MTI via AP)

A pile-up involving more than 40 vehicles has left dozens of people injured in Hungary.

Police said the collision, which involved five tractor-trailers and 37 other vehicles, occurred on the M1 highway around 15 miles west of the capital, Budapest.