Seven people were killed when a van overturned near the Austrian border. These people were allegedly being trafficked and while trying to escape from the police, the vehicle, carrying more than twenty people, met with an accident.

At least seven people were killed and several others injured when a van allegedly carrying migrants overturned in the southern German state of Bavaria on Friday. The van with Austrian license plates was carrying more than 20 people. Which the police tried to stop. But the driver tried to kill her, during which she crashed. "The driver and the human trafficker survived but were among the injured," said police spokesman Stephen Sontag. Sontag said the police had no information about where these people were coming from and what their nationality was. The injured included women and children, who were taken to nearby hospitals for medical attention.

The accident happened near the German A94 motorway Emfing-Wald Kreisberg intersection. The van traveled about 50 kilometers from the Austrian-German border towards Munich before trying to evade police checks, authorities said. When the driver of the van realized that the police were watching him, he sped off. Authorities have closed the roads leading to Munich and are investigating a possible murder.

This incident has come at a time when there is a fierce debate on migration policy in Germany. In September, Interior Minister Nancy Feiser announced that Germany would step up police checks on known smuggling routes to stop migrants entering the country.

Germany has increased surveillance on its eastern border since early October to prevent migrants from entering the country. The number of migrants applying for asylum in Germany has increased by 74 percent this year.