Horrifying new details have come to light about the Texas migrant truck tragedy that left at least 51 people dead — including how victims found inside the 18-wheeler were allegedly sprinkled in spices to mask their odour.
A law enforcement official revealed the chilling details as the death toll from tragedy reached 51 on Tuesday, the Texas Tribune reported.
The tractor-trailer was found with around 100 people inside on the outskirts of San Antonio on Monday when temperatures soared to 39.4C amid an ongoing heatwave. Members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer in which dozens of people were found dead in San Antonio, Texas. Picture: Jordan Vonderhaar / Getty Images.
"Stacks of bodies" were found inside the truck, after cries for help were heard coming from the vehicle which was parked near a railroad track.
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