A van carrying 52 sub-Saharan migrants (blacks) rammed through the security gates along the Spanish-Moroccan border at high speeds to enter the enclave of Ceuta on Monday, injuring four in the process.
According to a spokesperson for the office of the Interior Ministry in Ceuta, the van packed with migrants barreled through the metal fence at around 3 am. The driver, a 38-year-old Moroccan national, and the 52 migrants stowed away in the vehicle were quickly arrested by authorities, Spanish broadcaster Europa Press reports.
Of the 52 sub-Saharan migrants inside of the vehicle, there were 34 men, 16 women, and two minors. After the vehicle ramming, four of the migrants were taken to the Ceuta hospital where they were treated for minor injuries
Although the incident isn’t the first of its kind, it did involve the largest numbers of migrants inside of a vehicle trying to drive through the fence, according to Ceuta’s Interior Ministry spokesperson.
More frequently, migrants try to scale the 6-meter wire fence that separates Ceuta from Morocco in order to make it into the city and apply for asylum.
Ceuta and Melilla are the two Spanish enclaves along the Moroccan coast.
In July, close to 200 migrants attempted to climb over the security barrier separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Six Spanish police officers were injured while trying to stop them.
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