46 found dead inside lorry in USA

At least 46 migrants have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer (lorry) on a Texas roadway.

According to local outlets, the bodies were discovered inside the 18-wheeler on Quintana Road in San Antonio on Monday.

At least 16 survivors were rushed to area hospitals in varying conditions.

Local journalists near the scene reported spotting yellow tarps near the back of the open truck, as well as a large “mass casualty – evacuation” ambulance rushing by and dozens of officers from the San Antonio Police Department, Homeland Security and Border Patrol on the scene.

The tractor-trailer was abandoned in a remote area near railroad tracks and the driver remains at large, according to the New York Times.