One migrant was killed and five were injured in the eastern Aegean when their boat crashed into a Greek coastguard vessel that was pursuing them, authorities said Saturday.
The incident took place off the island of Symi on Friday night when two patrol boats spotted an inflatable speedboat “sailing at high speed, without navigation lights towards the island of Nimos,” Greece’s coastguard said.
The coastguard said the speedboat crashed into a patrol vessel after its driver jumped overboard to avoid arrest, throwing most of the passengers into the sea.
The authorities rescued 18 people, including a minor, while the vessel sank. First aid was given to five of the migrants while one more was revived after falling unconscious.
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