Boy killed, 27 hurt in Greek van crash

Thessaloniki: Greek police said that a 4- year- old Iraqi boy was killed and 27 others injured when a van carrying migrants struck a truck while fleeing police in Greece. Police said that the two traffickers, including 24- year- old Iraqi driver, were among the injured. The van, with Bulgarian licence plates, failed to stop at a checkpoint. The driver exited the highway at high speed and collided with a truck late on Friday about 80 km east of Thessaloniki.