According to the " New York Post " report on the 28th, the death toll in the death of immigrants in a large truck in Texas on Tuesday has risen to 51. Chilling new details emerged from the incident - that the dead people stuffed in the truck had allegedly been doused with steak seasoning to mask their smell.
According to the local "Texas Tribune" report, a law enforcement official said that in this tragedy of immigrant deaths, about 100 people were packed into a large truck, and many of them were sprinkled with spices to conceal the spread of the virus. bad smell.
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Reports stated that on the evening of the 27th, an abandoned 18-wheel truck was found in the southwest town of San Antonio. There were constant cries for help in the vehicle, and eventually people found "piles of bodies" in the vehicle. ".
According to the "San Antonio News Express", bodies were also found near the incident site, indicating that some immigrants tried to escape while the vehicle was driving. The "identity" of this large truck was forged. Someone "cloned" the identification number and body color of a Texas truck company registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Transportation, apparently in order to evade investigation by the authorities.
San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood said that although the truck involved looked like a refrigerated truck, "there was no working air conditioner on the vehicle." He said 16 survivors suffered heatstroke and exhaustion, and authorities were still searching the area for other possible survivors.
html Since June, Texas has been experiencing a heat wave. According to the weather department, the highest temperature in San Antonio exceeded 39 degrees Celsius on the 27th. In the crowded carriage, the actual temperature was even higher, and the 51 people are believed to have died from the heat. Officials said the dead included 39 men and 21 women.Police told the New York Times on Tuesday that the truck had apparently suffered mechanical failure when it was abandoned, and the driver was arrested while trying to flee the scene. The police have arrested three people, including the driver, and one of the suspects is an American citizen.
Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar said the truck entered the United States through a Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 35 northeast of Laredo, Texas. It was unclear whether the truck was carrying immigrants while crossing the border. .
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