Greece: 1 Migrant Dead, 6 Injured in Car Chase, Crash

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June 19th, 10:43am

Asharq Al-Awsat

Migrants scuffle with Grek police at the port of Mytilene after locals block access to the Moria refugee camp, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. AP

A car carrying seven Pakistani migrants believed to have just crossed the land border from Turkey crashed in northern Greece, killing one man and injuring the other six passengers, police said Friday. The driver, a 20-year-old Syrian who did not have a driver’s license, was treated for minor injuries and arrested as a migrant trafficker. Police said the car failed to stop at a police checkpoint on a highway in northeastern Greece late Thursday night. Officers chased the car before driver lost control and crashed, overturning the vehicle on the highway, authorities said. Police said the car had been reported stolen earlier this month in Thessaloniki, the Associated Press reported. Thousands of migrants attempt to enter Greece each year, most hoping to travel on toward more prosperous European countries. Although the majority head by boat to Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast, many also cross the land border with Turkey.

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