World News | North Macedonia: Car Carrying 16 Migrants Crashes, 4 Injured
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A car packed with 16 Syrian migrants crashed while trying to avoid a police roadblock in North Macedonia and four of its occupants were injured, authorities said on Friday.
Skopje (North Macedonia), Aug 26 (AP) A car packed with 16 Syrian migrants crashed while trying to avoid a police roadblock in North Macedonia and four of its occupants were injured, authorities said on Friday.
A police statement said the accident occurred on a highway near the northern border with Serbia late Thursday. A man from North Macedonia was arrested on suspicion of driving the vehicle.
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The four injured migrants were hospitalised with non life-threatening injuries.
North Macedonia, a tiny Balkan country of 1.8 million, is on a major route used by migrants from the Mideast and Asia to reach wealthier European countries — often after paying large sums to smuggling gangs. Most enter illegally from Greece.
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Two weeks ago, 35 people were injured when a truck carrying Syrian migrants overturned in North Macedonia. (AP)
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