Police were called by the ambulance service after the discovery at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays in the early hours of Wednesday morning, local time. All 39 people were pronounced dead at the scene and the lorry driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The vehicle is believed to have come from Bulgaria and entered the UK at Holyhead in north Wales on Saturday. Essex Police Chief Superintendent Andrew Mariner said, "This is a tragic incident where a large number of people have lost their lives... We are in the process of identifying the victims". Image: Getty
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