39 migrants found dead in a truck at Essex,Belgium

One of the biggest murder inquiries takes place in Belgium on Tuesday at 2:50 pm local time after the 39 people were found dead in a truck on an Essex industrial estate.

The driver of the truck, named locally as Mo Robinson, 25, from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, was arrested on suspicion of murder. Mr. Robinson may have alerted the authorities himself but sources close to the investigation told that it is “very unlikely” that he knew about the plans to smuggle people across borders.

Temperatures in the refrigerated truck get as low as -25C and sources said the people are likely to have died from suspected hypothermia.

Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, said the offenders of the crime "should be hunted down".

Essex Police said in a statement that "This will be a lengthy and complex investigation and we continue to work with local partners and international authorities to gather vital intelligence and identify those who have sadly died."