'Dehydrated Stowaways' Found In Somerset Lorry

Twenty people suffering from dehydration have been found in the back of a lorry stopped at a service station in Somerset.

Avon and Somerset Police said the vehicle was stopped at 1pm by the Southfields roundabout on the A303 near Ilminster.

The people found inside the lorry are receiving treatment but police have yet to establish their nationality. There are no reports of any arrests.

Officers said they were working with immigration authorities to investigate how the people got on board.

Chard and Ilminster reporter Daniel Milligan, reporting from the scene, said: "There appears to be 20 or 30 people in the back of the HGV.

"There's a heavy police presence at the scene and it also looks like people are not being allowed in or out of the Travelodge at the services."

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "We stopped a lorry at a service station off the A303 at Southfields Roundabout at about 1pm, which contained a group of 20 people who are currently being treated by paramedics for possible dehydration.

"Their health and welfare is paramount as we try to piece together with the immigration authorities exactly what has happened."

The discovery comes after the death of Meet Singh Kapoor, 40, from Afghanistan, who was found dead inside a container at Tilbury Docks in Essex on Saturday.

The rest of the 34-strong group of Afghan Sikhs from Kabul, which included 13 children, survived the ordeal. 

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