Man Identified As Syrian Migrant Injured After Falling Off Lorry In Hungary

  • 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
Man Identified As Syrian Migrant Injured After Falling Off Lorry In Hungary
A man identified as a Syrian illegal migrant was taken to hospital in a critical condition after falling off the underside of a lorry travelling in the direction of Austria on Hungary’s M1 motorway, police in the city of Győr, in western Hungary, said. Police spokeswoman Gabriella Tóth said the man was foreign and did not possess any identification documents.

According to local newspaper Kisalföld, he is a Syrian national.

He is reported as having fallen off the lorry around 5km from the Hungary-Austria border.

The man is being taken care of in intensive care after having undergone extensive surgery and having received a blood transfusion.

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