Overview
- The group of fifteen Eritrean migrants, including one woman, had been concealed for hours in a refrigerated trailer bound for the United Kingdom
- Hypothermia symptoms inside the vegetable-laden truck prompted the driver to report knocks and summon police
- Four migrants were hospitalized for severe hypothermia while four who declared themselves minors were transferred to France terre d’asile for care
- Several adults have been served orders to leave French territory and those held are undergoing custody hearings in Pas-de-Calais
- The Moroccan driver faces no inquiry as clandestine truck boardings continue despite reinforced security around Calais and the Channel Tunnel