According to US media reports on the 28th local time, US law enforcement officers discovered a large number of immigrant remains in an abandoned truck in San Antonio, Texas on the 27th. The death toll has risen to 51. It is one of the deadliest immigrant deaths in the United Stat

According to US media reports on the 28th local time, US law enforcement officers found a large number of immigrant remains in an abandoned truck in San Antonio, Texas on the 27th. The death toll has risen to 51. It is one of the deadliest immigrant deaths in the United States in recent years.

According to US media reports, this truck carrying immigrants was abandoned next to a remote railway in San Antonio. At that time, approximately 100 immigrants were hiding in the truck.

So far, the number of people killed in this incident has risen to 51, of which at least 27 are Mexicans. Another seven people are from Guatemala, two are from Honduras, and the nationalities of the rest are yet to be confirmed. Preliminary investigation showed that a large number of the victims died of suffocation, and 13 others were treated in the hospital.

According to local media reports, the truck involved was suspected to be a "double truck" and the police arrested three suspects on the evening of the 27th. Currently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating the matter on suspicion of human trafficking.

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Texas is located in the south-central United States, bordering Mexico , and illegal border crossings occur from time to time. San Antonio, where the incident occurred, is about 250 kilometers away from the U.S.-Mexico border and is on the main transit route for human smugglers. Similar immigration tragedies are not unique.

reported that nearly 100 people were crowded in the large truck when it was discovered on the evening of the 27th. There was no water in the carriage, and the air conditioner was not working. It was parked at the location of the incident due to mechanical failure, which ultimately led to tragedy.

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