Three migrants and a suspected smuggler were seriously injured in North Macedonia when a car that police were pursuing overturned on March 12, authorities said. Police said the car was carrying 11 migrants, five from Pakistan, three from India, and three from Afghanistan, when it overturned on a highway near Veles. Officers chased the car after it failed to stop at a police signal. Police identified the suspected smuggler as a 27-year-old citizen of North Macedonian. Migration along what is known as Europe's Balkan route has picked up since travel restrictions imposed under the COVID-19 pandemic were lifted. To read the original story by AP, click here.
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