TIRANA, Albania (AP) – A car crashed into a
river on Tuesday in southeastern Albania, killing all eight people on
board, including seven suspected migrants and a local driver, Albanian
police said. Listen To Story
The driver of the vehicle lost control and veered into the Vjosa
River about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southeast of the capital, Tirana,
around 4 a.m., according to a police statement. Seven of the victims
were suspected to be “from third countries,” it said, using a
description police often use to refer to migrants.
Regional police chief Ardian Cipa said the car failed
to stop at a police checkpoint and sped away. A police vehicle then
followed the car and saw it had crashed into the river.
“It is suspected the driver is from Shkodra and the others are
suspected to be migrants who frequently pass this road,” Cipa said,
declining to give more details until the investigation is finished.
Shkodra is a northwestern city around 300 kilometers (186 miles) from
the accident site.
Shorts Relax:
Albania is not a primary route for migrants but small groups from
Arab countries or Asia use it to reach Italy by sea or other neighboring
countries by land.
In 2019, Albania became the first non-EU member
country to have officers of the bloc´s border agency Frontex to manage
its borders in the south and east, which migrants usually cross, and
fight cross-border crime.
Albania´s Parliament in February approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum seekers for Italy.
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