9 migrants found alive in lorry container in Kent

9 migrants found alive in lorry container in Kent

AgenciesUpdated: Thursday, October 24, 2019, 10:21 PM IST
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Lorry container | Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP

Kent: A group of nine migrants were rescued from the back of a lorry which was stopped by the police on the M20 motorway in Kent, southeast England, on Wednesday.

The police had received a tip-off regarding the same at around 3:40 pm (local time), following which they stopped the vehicle for checking and found nine migrants inside, reported Sputnik news agency.

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