Murder Investigation Launched After 39 Bodies Found in Truck in Essex

4 年前

Detectives in Essex, outside London in the UK, launched a murder investigation on Wednesday, October 23 after 39 bodies were found in a lorry at an industrial area in Grays.

Shortly after 1.40am on Wednesday, East of England Ambulance Service alerted police to reports of 39 dead bodies inside a container at the Waterglade Industrial Park on Eastern Avenue.

Police launched an investigation and cordoned off the area. This video, filmed by a local journalist, shows the police cordon around the truck at the industrial park.

The lorry driver, a 25-year-old Northern Ireland man, was arrested on suspicion of murder.

“We believe that the trailer travelled from Zeebrugge into Purfleet and docked in the Thurrock area shortly after 12:30am this morning,” police said in a statement on Wednesday.

The victims included adults and one teenager, police said.

“I’m appalled by the tragic incident,” UK prime minister Boris Johnson said in a tweet. Credit: @wnettleford/ITV News via Storyful