4 People Die in Croatia When Car Carrying Migrants Hits Wall

Published on May 17, 2024

ZAGREB, Croatia—A car carrying migrants on Thursday skidded off a road and hit a wall in southern Croatia, killing four people and seriously injuring five others, including two children, police said. A Moldovan national who was the driver was killed in the crash, along with three migrants who had no identification documents, senior police official Marko Srdarević said at a news conference. The crash happened at around 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) near the town of Sinj, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Bosnian border. The driver rushed past a police vehicle into a crossroads before losing control and crashing into the wall, Srdarević said. Two children ages 12 and 15 were among the five injured people, who are most likely from Afghanistan and Syria, he added....

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