Boat carrying migrants capsizes in Croatia, killing at least 3 people
ZAGREB Croatia AP A boat carrying immigrants overturned early on Thursday on the Sava river in eastern Croatia killing at least three people and injuring eight functionaries declared The accident happened in the eastern town of Slavonski Brod by the territory line with Bosnia Refugees were apparently trying to cross the Sava River in dense fog when their boat capsized rescuers informed HRT state television Firefighter Ivan Vuleta revealed urgency services received a call around a m that people were in the river and they rushed to the scene in rescue boats Police disclosed a man from Bosnia is suspected of people smuggling He has been hospitalized The refugees nationalities have not been specified People fleeing violence or poverty in the Middle East Asia or Africa often face perils as they try to reach Western Europe with the help of people traffickers who guide them over the borders illegally Immigrants enter Croatia a European Union member state either from Bosnia or Serbia The countries lie on the so-called Balkan land trail for foreigners leading from Turkey or Greece and through North Macedonia Source
