Eight dead after vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into Albanian river

A damaged vehicle that crashed into the Vjosa River about 150 miles south east of the capital, Tirana (Albanian Police via AP)

A car crashed into a river in south-eastern Albania, killing all eight people inside – including seven suspected migrants and a local driver, police said.

The driver of the vehicle lost control and veered into the Vjosa River about 150 miles south east of the capital, Tirana, at around 4am local time, according to a police statement.