7 Migrants Killed, 3 Injured in Car Accident in Hungary

7 Migrants Killed, 3 Injured in Car Accident in Hungary
Forensic investigators examine the site of a fatal crash in Morahalom, Hungary, on Dec. 14, 2021. Hungarian Police via AP
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BUDAPEST, Hungary—Seven migrants were killed and three others injured when the vehicle they were traveling in crashed into a house while fleeing a police stop, Hungarian police said.

The accident occurred just before midnight Monday near the center of Morahalom, a town of around 6,000 people less than five miles from Hungary’s border with Serbia.