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Austria migrant lorry found with critically ill children Migrant children rescued from Austria minivan 'recovering'
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Three children have been found in a critical condition after being rescued from a lorry in Austria that contained 26 migrants, police said. Three children are recovering in hospital in Austria after being rescued from a minivan containing 26 migrants.
The lorry was stopped in Braunau district and the Romanian driver was arrested after a chase. Police said the severely dehydrated children would not have lasted much longer in the cramped vehicle.
Those inside were said to be from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The minivan was stopped in Braunau district on Friday and the Romanian driver was arrested after a chase.
Separately, four men appeared in court in Hungary following the discovery of another truck in Austria last week containing the bodies of 71 people. Separately, four men appeared in court in Hungary following the discovery last week of another truck in Austria containing the bodies of 71 people.
The three Bulgarians and an Afghan, who were arrested in Hungary, were remanded in custody until 29 September. Austria is expected to seek their extradition.The three Bulgarians and an Afghan, who were arrested in Hungary, were remanded in custody until 29 September. Austria is expected to seek their extradition.
In the latest incident - which happened early on Friday but was not reported until Saturday - the three children were taken to hospital suffering from severe dehydration. The latest incident - which was not reported until Saturday - happened near the small town of St Peter am Hart, close to the German border.
Officials said their lives were no longer in danger but they are still in hospital. What we know about Austria lorry find
Police had tried to stop the vehicle near St Peter am Hart and gave chase when it drove off at speed. 'Migrants', 'refugees' or 'aliens'?
The Turkish city where migrants buy supplies
Migrants' perilous route to Germany
A police spokesman told the BBC that the children were crammed in the back of the minivan along with the other migrants, said to be from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
He said the children - aged about five or six - were almost unconscious and critically ill. Officials said on Saturday that their lives were no longer in danger but they are still in hospital.
Police said they had tried to stop the vehicle and gave chase when it drove off at speed. The migrants said they were hoping to reach Germany.
The discovery of the 71 bodies in the lorry left on a roadside near the Hungarian border last week led to an outcry.The discovery of the 71 bodies in the lorry left on a roadside near the Hungarian border last week led to an outcry.
Officials said the 59 men, eight women and four children had probably died of suffocation two days earlier. Officials said the 59 men, eight women and four children - thought to be mainly Syrians - had probably died of suffocation two days earlier.
Police were alerted when a road worker saw liquid seeping from the vehicle and the badly decomposing bodies were found inside. The victims are thought to be mainly Syrians. Austrian police were alerted when a road worker saw liquid seeping from the vehicle and the badly decomposing bodies were found inside.
Police believe the vehicle found its way there as part of a Bulgarian-Hungarian human smuggling network. Police believe the vehicle was part of a Bulgarian-Hungarian human smuggling network.