A driver from the Republic of Moldova caused a disaster on a highway in Greece: 7 dead and another 8 injured, after a chase like in movies with the police
A driver from Moldova, behind the wheel of a Citroen C5 car with immigrants, created chaos on a highway in Greece. The man refused to stop the car at the signals of the Greek authorities. Seven people lost their lives in the accident, and another eight ended up in two hospitals in the north of the country.
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The accident took place in the early hours of Friday morning, on the highway connecting Egnatia to Xanthi, in northern Greece, during a police chase. Greek media report that the driver, who was traveling in the direction of Komotini-Xanthi, tried to escape from the police officers and did not stop at the signal.
verification. The police cars followed in his footsteps, and he made a sudden turn, after which he lost control of the direction.
Conformable xanthinews, the man behind the wheel, a Moldovan citizen, wanted to leave the highway but hit a container that acts as a toll station on the highway. Fortunately, no one was inside at the time of the accident.
Law enforcement officers isolated the place of the collision, the fire crews and the medical crews immediately moving to the scene.
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The car the Moldovan was driving was full of immigrants
Seven migrants lost their lives in the terrible accident, while another six were seriously injured and transported urgently to the hospital in Komotini, where they are fighting to stay alive. Two others sustained minor injuries and were transported to Xanthi Hospital.
Greek authorities have already begun checks to determine exactly in what circumstances the accident occurred, but also to identify the victims, national stability has not yet been.
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