Libyan official says truck overturns, kills 19 migrants

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AP Benghazi
Last Updated : Feb 15 2018 | 1:05 AM IST
A Libyan official says at least 19 illegal migrants have been killed in a truck crash near the town of Bani Walid, about 180 kilometres southeast of Tripoli.
The chief of Bani Walid hospital, Mohamed el-Mabruk, tells The Associated Press that 60 others were injured when the truck overturned early today.
He says more than 200 migrants, mostly from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan, were on board. The cause of the crash wasnt clear.
Libya plunged into chaos following a 2011 uprising and is now split between rival governments in the east and west, each backed by a myriad of militias.
The chaos has made Libya a major transit point for migrants from across Africa and the Middle East hoping to reach Europe.

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First Published: Feb 15 2018 | 1:05 AM IST

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