Nine illegal migrants die inside boiling truck in Texas

The dead bodies of nine illegal migrants were found inside an overheated truck that was found parked outside Walmart parking lot in Texas on Sunday. There were 30 other people who were found in a dehydrated state in the truck and they were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment. The incident is being termed as one of the most ‘horrific’ human trafficking crimes.

The incident took place in Texas, about two hour’s drive from the Mexican border, from where the illegal migrants are thought to have come. Out of the 30 injured, 17 are said to be in critical condition as they suffer from a very bad case of heat stroke and dehydration. According to a report, the air conditioning inside the truck was not working and the temperature had climbed up to a scorching 65 degrees Celsius.

According to reports, an employee from Walmart reported the presence of the truck in the parking lot of the store.

“We got a call from a Walmart employee about a welfare check in a tractor-trailer that was parked on the lot here,” City police chief William McManus told a news conference.

“He was approached by someone from that truck, who was asking for water.”

The employee returned with the water and then called the police who “found eight people dead in the back of that trailer,” the police chief said, calling it a “horrific tragedy.”

“We’re looking at a human trafficking crime,” McManus said.

According to the authorities, the dead were all adult men. Two children of school-going age were also included in the list of illegal migrants who were recovered from the truck.

The identities and nationalities of the victims are not being released till the time their families have been informed.

The driver of the truck, identified as James Mathew Bradley Jr, 60, of Florida, is in custody and will be charged for his crimes on Monday.

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