Van carrying illegal migrants overturns near Budapest
Twenty-six illegal migrants were apprehended on Wednesday after the van carrying them overturned near Kiskunlachaza, south of Budapest, the Pest County police headquarters have said.
The van overturned after driving into a ditch, police said in a statement. The authorities detained 26 migrants after the accident, but have yet to find the driver.
The migrants, who claimed to be Syrian citizens, could not provide any documents verifying their identity and legal status. After being interrogated they were escorted back to the fence on Hungary’s southern border.
