Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people

By LLAZAR SEMINI
Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say a car crashed into a river in the country’s southeast, killing all eight people inside, including seven suspected migrants and a local driver. They say the driver of the vehicle lost control and veered into the Vjosa River about 150 miles southeast of the capital, Tirana, early Tuesday. Seven of the victims were suspected to be “from third countries,” a description police often use to refer to migrants. Albania is not a primary route for migrants, but small groups from Arab countries or Asia use it to reach Italy by sea or other neighboring countries by land.