One person died, seven were hospitalized with injuries as a result of a shootout between migrants. It all happened on the outskirts of the Serbian city of Subotica near the border with Hungary, the Serbian TV channel RTS reported.

Among the victims is a 16-year-old girl whose life is in danger.

The shootout most likely arose over a dispute over who would handle the smuggling of migrants.

The scene of the incident is now blocked, reinforced units of the Serbian gendarmerie arrived at the scene of the skirmish. The arrival of Interior Minister Alexander Vulin is also reported.

The mayor of Subotica assured the residents of the city that they were not in danger.