At least 19 migrants were killed on Wednesday and more than 100 injured when the truck transporting them crashed in Libya, a hospital said. More than 300 migrants, mostly Eritrean and Somali nationals, were on board the vehicle which overturned near the town of Bani Walid.
A child was among at least 19 migrants killed in the accident, the head of the town's hospital, Salah al-Mabrouk, told AFP. The hospital, which had earlier given a toll of 23 dead, said at least 124 migrants were injured and it was struggling to cope. "Several victims are even being treated on the ground," said spokesman Salah al-Twijer.