US EditionMigrants saved from refrigerated lorry in France
- Thirteen migrants from Eritrea were rescued from a refrigerated lorry in France after locking themselves inside on Saturday, as confirmed by local authorities.
- Emergency services responded around 3 PM, and four migrants needed hospitalization for hypothermia, according to Christian Vedelago, the chief of staff of the Pas-de-Calais prefect.
- A driver heard banging from inside the truck and alerted authorities, fearing for the migrants' safety, as reported by a source present at the scene.
- Fears have increased regarding migrants using lorries to reach the UK following this incident, with smugglers promoting such routes online, stated the Daily Express.
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ThePatriotLight - 13 freezing UK-bound migrants found trapped in fridge lorry after driver heard them ‘screaming for help’ near Calais
ThePatriotLight - AT LEAST 13 freezing UK-bound migrants have been rescued after locking themselves inside a refrigerated lorry heading for London. The horror unfolded on Saturday morning when the migrants – many of them minors – broke into the truck at the Saint-Hilaire-Cottes rest area on the A26 motorway, 45 miles from Calais, northern France. 6The migrants were found in a lorry near Calais (stock)Credit: Darren Fletcher6Men gather on the roa…
13 freezing UK-bound migrants found in fridge lorry as driver 'heard screams'
AT LEAST 13 freezing UK-bound migrants have been rescued after locking themselves inside a refrigerated lorry heading for London. The horror unfolded on Saturday morning when the migrants – many of them minors – broke into the truck at the Saint-Hilaire-Cottes rest area on the A26 motorway, 45 miles from Calais, northern France. Darren FletcherThe migrants were found in a lorry near Calais (stock)[/caption] Darren FletcherMen gather on the road…
A truck driver has released 15 people from Eritrea heavily undercooled from his refrigerated transporter. Apparently they wanted to continue via France to Great Britain. Some had already received exit requests.
The people are from Eritrea. They wanted to go on with the truck to the UK.
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According to the authorities, the truck driver heard the calls for help at a motorway stop.
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