Car falls into river in Albania killing eight

Eight people died when a car carrying them swerved off a road and fell into a river in southern Albania early on Tuesday, police said.

The driver was Albanian and seven suspected migrants, Albanian police said Tuesday..

“Due to the loss of control, the Benz vehicle … swerved off the road and fell in the Vjosa River,” it added.

Seven of the victims were suspected to be “from third countries,” it said, using a description police often use to refer to migrants.

Albania is not a primary route for migrants but small groups from Arab countries or Asia use it to reach Italy by sea or other neighboring countries by land.