18 migrants were found choked dead in a hiding place in a TRUCK in Sofia, in Bulgaria. More than 30 people were in the vehicle, which police found abandoned. Some of the survivors who were transported to area hospitals are in serious condition.
The find of the truck in Sofia
On Friday February 17, the Bulgarian police discovered a abandoned truck along a highway near Sofia.
The agents did not find the drivers, but upon closer inspection of the vehicle carrying wood, they discovered a secret compartment under the load to be transported.
A migrant at the border between Bulgaria and Serbia
They were in the space created inside the vehicle, below the large amount of transported material over 30 people crammedUnfortunately, 18 of them are already lifeless.
The arrival of help
In addition to the director of the city police, Kaloyan Miltenov, and the prosecutor of the city of Sofia, Iliana Kirilova, several medical teamsto save as many people as possible.
Of the more than 30 people on board 18 were found dead while the rest were taken to area hospitals for emergency treatment.
Bulgarian Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev said most of the survivors were in the country bad conditionsand that these people “suffered for them lack of oxygenthey risked it Freeze also because of the wet clothes, and obviously they haven’t eaten for days”.
A flight to Serbia
According to BNT (Bălgarska Nacionalna Televizija, Bulgarian National Broadcasting), the migrants from the Bulgarian-Turkish border area should have been transported to Dragoman on the border with Serbia.
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According to local media, both victims and survivors were found inside the truck youth from Afghanistan.
On the other hand, the drivers they would be were not found escaped leave the truck unattended. Police officers are on their trail, a statement released by the ministry in Sofia confirms.
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