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Foreigner Driving Minivan Full of Illegal Migrants Crashes in Hungary After Trying to Outrun Police

• 16 Oct 2023 12:28 PM
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Police have arrested a Moldovan man who crashed a minivan full of illegal migrants near Mátraszőlős last Thursday. Seven were injured in the accident, the Nógrád County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Friday, noting that the man is under investigation for human trafficking and causing a road accident.

In the early hours of Oct 5, the 40-year-old suspect was driving 12 people claiming to be Syrian from the Serbia-Hungary border towards Slovakia.

The Polish-registered van had no seats, windows or air vents. Police spotted the van on highway 21 near Mátraszőlős, north-east of Budapest, and the man tried to evade them.

At a speed of around 180kph, the vehicle crashed into a barrier and plunged into the roadside drainage ditch. Police caught him after his attempt to flee. One of the seven injured suffered serious injuries.

Photo: Police.hu

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