Minor passes away trying to reach Melilla border

A minor passed away at the Beni-Ensar border, which connects Morocco with Spain, reported Spanish media Melillahoy on Wednesday.

Sources from the Government Delegation in Melilla have specified to the newspaper that the minor’s death occurred on the Moroccan side of the border.

In a brief statement, the Government Delegation has expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased minor and has made itself available “in these painful moments”.

MELILLA HOY sources explained that the events occurred afternoon, when the minor’s father, has arrived at the border with the child to try to access Melilla so that he could receive health care in the city.

However, the young boy died despite attempts to rescue him, added the same source.

The events occurred at a time of significant border traffic, as there was a long queue of vehicles trying to pass from Morocco to Melilla due to Operation Crossing the Strait (OPE), further stated the same source.

The father of the deceased is of Spanish nationality and was trying to quickly reach Melilla so that the child could receive health care in the city, without the causes being disclosed, while the son lost his life, according to the same source.