SAWT BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL

| 28 March 2024, Thursday |

Seven refugees die in minibus crash in north-eastern Greece

A minibus carrying refugees crashed in north-eastern Greece, which led to the death of at least 7 of them, local media and Anadolu News Agency report.
The vehicle carrying 15 people was travelling on the Egnatia Odos highway from the country’s north-eastern border with Turkey towards the northern port city of Thessaloniki when it crashed just after midnight, said Greek public broadcaster ERT, citing local police sources.
Police said that the vehicle had been travelling at high speed and that the driver, also thought to be a human smuggler, lost control as he tried to exit the highway, hitting a toll booth and then crashing into an adjoining storage container, ERT noted
The victims of the crash were transported to public hospitals in the north-eastern provinces of Komotini and Xanthi, including eight people—one of them being the driver—who had been injured.
A preliminary investigation has been launched into the incident, added ERT.