Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Sunday, 1st September 2024, at 09:00hrs
The driver was initially arrested on suspicion of human trafficking but later released with no further action.
Officers from Cambridgeshire Constabulary received a desperate 999 call from a terrified man who was trapped in the back of a lorry with eleven other people, including children and a pregnant woman in Alconbury.
In a statement released today, Cambridgeshire Constabulary said,
“Last week we received this 999 call from a terrified man reporting he was in the back of a lorry with 11 other people.
He told us they were banging on the side of the lorry for hours but were unable to alert the driver and that they were cold. The man had just 1% battery left on his phone and was concerned for the welfare of everyone on board.
Thankfully we managed to locate the lorry in Alconbury Weald and found 12 people, including five children aged between 15 and 17, inside squashed at the top of pallets of fruit.
Everyone was checked over by the ambulance crew, given food and drink and we’re pleased to say no one was harmed.
The driver was initially arrested on suspicion of human trafficking but later released with no further action.
The children were taken into police protection and an investigation continues.
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