Boat carrying migrants capsizes in Croatia, killing at least 3 people

ZAGREB Croatia AP A boat carrying displaced persons overturned early on Thursday on the Sava river in eastern Croatia killing at least three people and injuring eight functionaries announced The accident happened in the eastern town of Slavonski Brod by the dividing line with Bosnia Refugees were apparently trying to cross the Sava River in dense fog when their boat capsized rescuers described HRT state television Firefighter Ivan Vuleta reported urgency services received a call around a m that people were in the river and they rushed to the scene in rescue boats Police revealed a man from Bosnia is suspected of people smuggling He has been hospitalized The newcomers 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 agents who guide them over the borders illegally Expatriates enter Croatia a European Union member state either from Bosnia or Serbia The countries lie on the so-called Balkan land trail for settlers leading from Turkey or Greece and through North Macedonia Source