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Pakistani in Hungary Crashed Car While Fleeing Police, Killing Two People

• 16 Oct 2023 7:19 AM
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A court in Kecskemét, in central Hungary, has ordered the arrest of a Pakistani national who crashed his car while fleeing police early on Thursday, killing two people.

The 20-year-old man was transporting seven illegal migrants, who said they were Afghans, when police tried to stop the car for a routine inspection. He fled and crashed into a nearby ditch.

Two people died and the other five were injured in the accident.

MTI Photo: Ferenc Donka

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