Migrants dead in truck

BENGHAZI – At least nineteen illegal migrants Wednesday to life by a traffic accident in the Libyan city of Bani Walid. A further 79 were wounded, said a military source.

Among the dead are Somalis and Eritreeërs who were on their way in a truck, said the source. Further details he gave.

Bani Walid, south of Tripoli, was a hub for smugglers to migrants from Libya’s neighbouring countries south of the Sahara to the coast. There they are with boats to Italy are shipped.