Toddler killed in migrant boat collision

A three-year-old boy was killed and one man was missing on Wednesday after the rubber dinghy they were on with dozens of refugees and migrants was accidently rammed by a coast guard boat near the island of Kos at dawn on Wednesday, officials said.

The coast guard vessel was on a regular petrol east of the island when the incident happened. The dinghy, which had no lights on, capsized throwing all 34 passengers into the water, according to the coast guard.

A 28-year-old man who also fell in the water after the collision was found safe in the ongoing search and rescue operation east of the island. Rescuers are now looking for a 26-year-old man who is still unaccounted for.

Six people who were injured were transferred to the hospital in Kos. No further details were provided about their health.

Α vessel of EU border patrol Frontex in the area initially...