17 minutes agoNorthern Macedonia: The train hits two immigrants who slept on the railway
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Police in northern Macedonia reported that two immigrants lost their lives in the south of the country early Wednesday morning when a freight train struck them sleeping near the tracks in the dark. The event took place overnight outside Miravci, a village near the border with Greece. Police said two immigrants died immediately. They [...]
The event took place overnight outside Miravci, a village near the border with Greece. Police said two immigrants died immediately. They provided no information on the identity or nationality of the victims.
North Macedonia's Ministry of Internal Affairs reports that on Wednesday 02:20 p.m. at the Gevgelija Police Station, it has been reported that on the railway line, between the Miravci railway station and the Klosura railway station, a freight train travelling to the Hekurudhor Gevgeeli station . The competent organs are working on identifying lifeless bodies.
Migrants often use railway tracks as guides, while in a non-medical way they head toward central Europe. A similar accident killed 14 immigrants from Afghanistan and Somalia in 2015.
Police said they have captured hundreds of migrants in recent months after the so-called Balkan route, which runs through Northern Macedonia, has become more active following the removal of travel restrictions by COVID-19. / REL
