Eight migrants die in Albania auto crash

Eight people believed to be migrants died in an auto accident in south-eastern Albania on Tuesday.

Police told journalists the vehicle carrying the group fell from a road high up above the Vjosa River after the driver lost control.

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The seven passengers were described as “nationals from third countries” and are believed to be migrants.

Albania lies along one of the so-called Balkan routes for migrants seeking to reach Western Europe.

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