LONDON — A man is suspected of murder after authorities in England discovered dozens of bodies in a truck container in Essex, police said.
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According to the BBC, the bodies of 39 people, including 38 adults and one teen, were discovered early Wednesday at an industrial park in Grays. Police arrested the truck's 25-year-old driver, a man from Northern Ireland whose name was not released, in connection with the deaths, the network reported.
A cordon has been put in place as police work to identify the 39 victims found in the truck container. Access to and from the industrial park remain closed pic.twitter.com/JzpAZBcP3V
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North Essex police Chief Superintendent Andrew Mariner called the incident "tragic," The Associated Press reported.
"We are in the process of identifying the victims; however, I anticipate that this could be a lengthy process," he said, according to the news service.
Investigators said the truck, which came from Bulgaria, arrived in England on Saturday.
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