Authorities have discovered the bodies of at least 42 people inside a truck trailer in the US city of San Antonio, Texas.
Multiple police sources have told local media outlets as many as 100 people were inside the north-bound 18-wheeler that was pulled over on the side of Interstate 35.
"It's probably close 100 in the truck," one law enforcement official told the San Antonio Express, adding"about half of that" may be dead. At least 42 bodies have been found inside a truck trailer in the US state of Texas. It's feared as many as 100 were inside. Picture: Sky News AustraliaSan Antonio Police officers, ambulances and the fire brigade have surrounded the vehicle.Local media have reported the migrants were taken from nearby Mexico into San Antonio.
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