At least 11 Sudanese migrants killed in car crash in Libyan desert, authorities say

Published on 30/05/2025 - 18:34 GMT+2

Eleven Sudanese migrants person been killed successful a car clang successful nan godforsaken successful Libya, authorities person said, nan latest calamity involving Sudanese group fleeing nan civilian warfare successful their location country.

The clang betwixt nan migrants' conveyance and a motortruck happened early connected Friday, 90 kilometres northbound of nan municipality of Kufra, nan section Ambulance and Emergency Service said successful a statement.

The dormant included 3 women and 2 children and nan group's Libyan driver, nan service's head Ibrahim Abu al-Hassan told The Associated Press.

A 65-year-old man and his 10-year-old boy were besides wounded successful nan crash, he added.

It was nan latest deadly incident involving Sudanese migrants successful nan Libyan desert.

Earlier this month, seven Sudanese nationals were recovered dead aft their conveyance collapsed down successful nan desert. The conveyance collapsed down connected a way utilized by traffickers betwixt Chad and Libya, leaving 34 migrants connected committee stranded for respective days successful nan desert.

Libya was plunged into chaos pursuing a NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed longtime autocrat Muammar Gaddafi successful 2011.

It has go a main transit constituent for migrants fleeing warfare and poorness successful Africa and nan Middle East and hoping to scope Europe.

The state shares borders pinch six nations and has a agelong coastline on nan Mediterranean.

Exploiting instability

Human traffickers person benefited from much than a decade of instability, smuggling migrants crossed Libya’s borders pinch six nations, including Chad, Niger, Sudan Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia.

Thousands of Sudanese person fled to Libya since April 2023 aft simmering tensions betwixt nan Sudanese subject and nan powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) exploded into thoroughfare fighting crossed nan country.

The conflict successful Sudan has turned into a civilian warfare that killed thousands people, displaced complete 14 million, and pushed parts of nan region into famine.