October 24, 2019 8:02 AM

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London police arrest driver of the truck carrying 39 bodies from Bulgaria

<span style="color: #222222;">British police have begun the process of trying to identify 39 bodies found in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex. The trailer arrived in Purfleet on the River Thames from Zeebrugge, Belgium, last night.<br />''<br />''The lorry driver, from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, is being questioned by police. Deputy Chief Constable of Essex Police Pippa Mills said the vehicle had been moved to a secure site. She said identifying the deceased was expected to be a "lengthy process".<br />''<br />''The police found thirty-nine bodies yesterday near London in the container of a truck which came from Bulgaria. A 25-year-old driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the 39 people.<br />''<br />''Essex Police said early indications are that 38 adults and one teenager have died. They said the truck came from Bulgaria and entered the country via Holyhead on Saturday.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that he was appalled by this tragic incident and pledged to work closely with Essex Police to establish exactly what happened.<br />''<br />''In 2014, as many as 34 Afghan Sikhs, suffering from severe dehydration, hypothermia and lack of air, were found alive inside a shipping container. One man was found dead, having passed away during the sea crossing from Belgium.</span>

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