Feb. 4 (UPI) -- At least 15 migrants attempting to reach the European Union were killed and several are missing in the eastern Aegean Sea after the speedboat they were travelling in collided with a Hellenic coast guard vessel.
Two dozen people were pulled from the water, some of them with serious injuries, following the incident Tuesday night off the coast of the Greek island of Chios, less than 15 miles from the Turkish mainland, said Greek authorities.
They said the coast guard was in pursuit of the speedboat, which made a series of dangerous manoeuvres right before the collision in the Chios Strait near Vrontados on the northeastern coast of the island.
Those injured included seven children, two pregnant women and two coast guard officers.
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