THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Two other folks, one believed to be a migrant and the opposite the alleged trafficker, died Saturday in northern Greece whilst seeking to evade a police checkpoint, police within the northern Greek town of Thessaloniki mentioned.
Twelve extra other folks driving within the passenger automotive have been injured, with essentially the most critical accidents suffered by way of the ones stashed within the stolen automotive’s trunk.
Each useless have been Pakistanis, the driving force a 27-year-old, police mentioned. The injured integrated 9 Pakistanis and 3 Afghans.
The automobile, touring from Greece’s land border west towards Thessaloniki, was once flagged at a police checkpoint previous Saturday. It sped via, main police in a 50-kilometer (31-mile) chase till it slammed right into a protecting barrier.
The 27-year-old motive force had already been convicted of human trafficking and robberies, police say.
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