Community leaders and families in Vietnam say the 39 people whose bodies were found inside a lorry container in Grays in Essex were part of a convoy of more than 100 people travelling on three lorries trying to make it across Europe
The majority of the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London were likely from Vietnam, a community leader told Reuters
1 year agoPolice have arrested a fourth person following the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex
British police detain two more suspects over 39 deaths in container
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ITV News understands all lorry victims were Chinese nationals
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Kent Police says nine people have been found in the back of a lorry travelling on the London-bound carriageway of the M20
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is "appalled" and that his thoughts are with those who lost their lives and their loved ones after 39 bodies were found in a container in Thurrock, Essex
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1 year agoPolice statement after 39 bodies found inside a lorry in Essex, 25 year old man from Northern Ireland arrested on suspicion of murder
39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex. The lorry was from Bulgaria. The driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested
Essex Police says 39 bodies have been discovered in a lorry at Waterglade Industrial Park in Thurrock adding a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder
Thirty nine bodies have been found in a container in Thurrock in Essex, police said
39 people found dead in a truck in England - one person arrested