Car Carrying Illegal Immigrants Crashes in Greece; 1 Dead, 9 Injured

Car Carrying Illegal Immigrants Crashes in Greece; 1 Dead, 9 Injured
An Algerian and a Palestinian asylum seeker walk through the woods in a downpour near the side of a highway as they crossed into Greece from from Turkey in Lyra, Greece, on June 13, 2021. Byron Smith/Getty Images
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THESSALONIKI, Greece—A vehicle carrying 10 illegal immigrants hoping to head from Greece north into the Balkans crashed in northern Greece overnight, leaving one person dead and nine injured, including one seriously, police said Tuesday.

Police said Tuesday that the seven-seater car had been heading out of the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki toward the border when it veered off a highway into a ditch shortly before midnight. A passing motorist alerted emergency services.