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| Essex Police: 39 bodies found in lorry container | |
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| The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex. | The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex. |
| Police were called by the ambulance service shortly before 01:40 BST after the discovery at Waterglade Industrial Park in Eastern Avenue, Grays. | Police were called by the ambulance service shortly before 01:40 BST after the discovery at Waterglade Industrial Park in Eastern Avenue, Grays. |
| The lorry driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | The lorry driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| Essex Police said the lorry travelled from Bulgaria and entered the country via Holyhead, Anglesey, on Saturday. | |
| Early indications are that 38 adults and one teenager have died, the force said. | |
| Ch Supt Andrew Mariner said officers were trying to identify victims but anticipated a "lengthy process". | |
| "We have arrested the lorry driver in connection with the incident, who remains in police custody as our inquiries continue," he said. | |
| Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was "shocked and saddened by this utterly tragic incident". | |
| In June 2000, the bodies of 58 Chinese immigrants were found in the back of a lorry in Dover. A Dutch lorry driver was jailed the following year for their manslaughter. | |
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