Saturday, February 8, 2014

6 killed, 5 injured in Albania when minivan falls down a cliff

 
 
 
 
6 killed, 5 injured in Albania when minivan falls down a cliff
 

A minivan is seen after it fell off a cliff in northeastern Albania, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Albanian police say a speeding minivan carrying 11 people lost control and hurtled 100 meters (more than 300 feet) down a cliff, killing six people and seriously injuring the five others. The crash occurred on the road to Kukes, 180 kilometers (110 miles) northeast of the capital, Tirana, early Saturday morning. (AP Photo/STR)

TIRANA, Albania - Albanian police say a speeding minivan carrying 11 people lost control and hurtled 100 metres (more than 300 feet) down a cliff, killing six people and seriously injuring the five others.
The crash occurred on the road to Kukes, 180 kilometres (110 miles) northeast of the capital, Tirana, early Saturday. Police say three people died immediately and three others perished at a hospital.
Police spokesman Jaho Caushi says four of the injured had life-threatening injuries and were transported to a hospital in Tirana, while the fifth person also had serious injuries but wasn't in danger of dying.

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