UPDATE: Shortly before midnight on Sunday, with an announcement by the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) it was announced that “three members of the Greek humanitarian mission in Libya lost their lives and two are missing” with the addition “newer information will follow”.

There are unidentified victims from the crash and may be difficult to be identified at this time.

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The traffic accident in which members of the Greek humanitarian aid were involved earlier today in Derna, Libya, turned into a tragedy.

Despite the initial information from Hellenic National Defense General Staff that after the traffic accident there were some minor injuries, major international news agencies broadcast statements by Othman Abduljaleel, the Libyan Minister of Health, who spoke of 4 dead Greeks.

Video | A bus transporting #Greek Rescue Team has an accident on Marawa road on its way to the #flood-effected #Derna city, killing 7 people & wounding 6.

The #Libya Update pic.twitter.com/Pcvqm4fnld

— The Libya Update (@TheLibyaUpdate) September 17, 2023

“Fifteen members of the Greek rescue team were injured, seven of them in critical condition,” Othman Abduljaleel told a televised press conference. Two Libyans are also in critical condition, he said.

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From the Greek side, until 10:30 p.m., the news in question has not been confirmed or denied, neither by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, nor by the Greek Ministry of Defense, which had earlier issued a statement in which it mentioned a traffic accident with minor injuries.

At the same time, according to what was reported by ERT, the dead are said to be three, while two more are those who are considered missing for now.

According to the information, the mission consisted of 19 people who arrived on Sunday morning carrying three tons of food and pharmaceutical aid. The mission consisted of officers from the Greek Army, Air Force and Navy.