7 dead in suspected migrant smuggling car crash
A van carrying more than 20 people overturned near the Austrian border when it sped up in an apparent attempt to evade the police. At least seven people were killed and several others were injured after a van purportedly carrying migrants overturned in the southern German state of Bavaria on Friday. The van, which had Austrian license plates, was carrying more than 20 people when it overturned after being flagged down by police. "The driver and suspected people smuggler survived and is among those injured," police spokesperson Stefan Sonntag said. Sonntag said the police had "no information where the people were from or their nationality." The injured, which included women and children, were taken to nearby hospitals for their treatment. What else do we know about the incident? The accident took place on Germany's A94 motorway near the Ampfing/Waldkraiburg junction. The van had traveled about 50 kilometers (31 miles) towards Munich from the border be...