Istanbul - Twenty-two people, including children, died on yesterday when a vehicle carrying migrants reportedly heading for EU member Greece plunged off the highway into a waterway in western Turkey. The nationality of the migrants was not immediately clear, but 22 people died in the crash and another 13 others were hurt, the agency said, hiking an earlier toll of 19 dead. Last week, eight migrants were found drowned off the Karaburun district, also in Izmir province, after their boat capsized. After the disaster off Karaburun, four suspected smugglers were arrested following evidence given by an Iraqi who survived, Anadolu said. Eleven people also died on in northern Greece on Saturday when a car thought to be carrying migrants crashed head-on with a truck and burst into flames.

Source: Philippine Star October 14, 2018 16:41 UTC