At least 16 other people were taken to a hospital for treatment. theSun theSundaily Texas Truckers Police Houston
Law enforcement officers work at the scene where people were found dead inside a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2022. REUTERSPIX: Authorities in the city of San Antonio in the US state of Texas discovered a gruesome scene Monday after at least 46 people were found dead in a tractor-trailer near Lackland Air Force Base.
The bodies were found in an 18-wheeler next to a set of railroad tracks in a secluded area in the southwest part of the city near the intersection of Cassin Drive and Quintana Road. Police said temperatures in South Central Texas reached 103 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday when the bodies were discovered.
“It’s probably close to 100 in the truck,” a law enforcement official said in an interview as reported by Anadolu Agency, adding that “about half” of the group were likely dead.Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are on the scene and believe the bodies were those of migrants. The US-Mexico border is a gateway for cross-border smuggling and human trafficking, but the sweltering summer heat in Texas makes this illegal activity even more dangerous as temperatures consistently reach and surpass the 100-degree mark. — Bernama
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