Austrian charity SOS Balkanroute says Croatian police beat and returned 53 migrants at the Bosnia and Herzegovina border, with emergency teams called for multiple serious injuries. The group claims the incident happened on Wednesday at border crossing areas including Tržac, Crnaja and Šturlić. SOS Balkanroute says a mobile team found 40 people in six separate groups after the alleged violence. Charity workers said five people were taken by ambulance with broken arms and legs and head injuries. They also arranged a taxi transfer to camp Lipa for 12 more people, nine of whom were reported injured. SOS Balkanroute alleges that around fifteen masked Croatian police officers attacked people who were moving, describing it as one of the most brutal border violence cases the group has recorded in recent months. The charity called the pattern systematic and said it has lasted for years. The charity is demanding an independent investigation into the Wednesday incident and into earlier alleged pushbacks at the Croatian border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as safe medical care and transport for the injured. It also called for a clear Austrian and EU stance against violence at external borders. At the time of the report, the matter was framed as an allegation by the charity, with no confirmed police arrests or court outcome described in the available information.