Eight trafficked people found in ‘horror box’ under lorry in Austria

Several suffered from hypothermia during journey and some fainted from exposure to exhaust fumes

Austrian police found eight people from Turkey hidden in life-threatening conditions in a narrow wooden pallet box attached to the underside of a lorry.

Police said the group had been trafficked from Romania via Hungary. Several of them suffered from hypothermia during the trip in freezing temperatures, and some fainted because they were exposed to exhaust fumes for hours.

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