Friday, 28 August 2015

Refugees found dead after becoming trapped


 Police have confirmed more than 70 refugees have been found dead in the back of a freezer truck.
The grim discovery was made after a refrigerated vehicle was spotted by a workman on the hard shoulder of A4 in eastern Austria, near the Hungarian border.

It is thought the victims became trapped in the trailer and suffocated.


Police originally said 50 people were believed to have died but have now risen their estimate and will announce a final total later today.
A massive manhunt is now thought to be in progress to find those who were driving the truck.
Helmut Marban, press officer for Burgenland police, said: "When they checked they found it had no driver and blood was dripping out of the vehicle and there was a smell of dead bodies."





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