Van with about 30 migrants crashed near Breznik

A van with migrants crashed near Breznik (Western Bulgaria) on October 2. The driver disobeyed a police order, refusing to stop the vehicle when directed by the police. Instead of stopping, he drove at the police car, scraped it and fell into a ravine by the roadside. The driver escaped.

About 30 migrants were travelling in the van. Around 19 of them were taken to the hospital in Pernik for examination, the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Pernik told BNT.

According to BNT sources, there are injured people referred to hospitals in Sofia.

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