Eight stowaways appeared at the bottom of a truck in Austria, and some passed out due to massive inhalation of exhaust gases

According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 9th, the Austrian police found a narrow wooden pallet box at the bottom of a truck, which hid 8 stowaways from Turkey, who are currently in critical condition.

Screenshot of the report

Police revealed that the 8 people were smuggled from Romania via Hungary, some of them developed symptoms of hypothermia during the trip, and others fainted from exposure to exhaust fumes for several hours. Stowaways reportedly called their hiding place a "terror box." In January, the "secret" was discovered at a highway stop on german reports, but was not released by the police until Wednesday.

The truck driver transporting the group of stowaways was a 39-year-old Turkish man who admitted to smuggling 40 people to Austria on eight occasions, officials said. It is reported that each stowaway must pay 15,000 to 16,000 euros (about 100,000 to 120,000 yuan) for this dangerous journey. Another 56-year-old Turkish man was also arrested in the Austrian city of Graz on Friday.

Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said, "This case shows once again how inhumane organized trafficking in human beings is, according to Austrian broadcasting group ORF. We must ensure strong protection of the EU's external borders and deprive these criminals of their commercial base. ”

(Editor: WDQ)