6 Bodies Found in Texas Freight Train Car, Police Investigate Cause of Death
Six bodies were discovered in a freight train car in Laredo, Texas, prompting a police investigation into the cause of death. The incident highlights the ongoing dangers faced by migrants near the US-Mexico border.
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(Central News Agency, Houston, 10th, comprehensive foreign reports) Texas police stated that six people died in a freight train car today in the southern border city of Laredo, and the cause of death is currently under investigation.
According to Reuters and CNN reports, Laredo police stated that Union Pacific, a railway transportation company, found six bodies in a freight car at a remote railway yard near the US-Mexico border shortly after 3:30 PM local time.
Police and firefighters confirmed the deaths of all six people upon arrival.
Local temperatures this afternoon were around 32 to 35 degrees Celsius, but authorities have not yet announced the exact cause of death, nor have they stated whether high temperatures were a contributing factor.
It is currently unknown whether the deceased were migrants, or their gender and age.
Multiple incidents of multiple people dying in trains or cargo trucks have occurred near the US-Mexico border in the past, mostly involving migrants. In 2022, 53 people were found dead in an abandoned cargo truck with a broken air conditioner in the suburbs of San Antonio. (Compiler: Tsai Chia-min) 1150511
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(Central News Agency, Houston, 10th, comprehensive foreign reports) Texas police stated that six people died in a freight train car today in the southern border city of Laredo, and the cause of death is currently under investigation.
According to Reuters and CNN reports, Laredo police stated that Union Pacific, a railway transportation company, found six bodies in a freight car at a remote railway yard near the US-Mexico border shortly after 3:30 PM local time.
Police and firefighters confirmed the deaths of all six people upon arrival.
Local temperatures this afternoon were around 32 to 35 degrees Celsius, but authorities have not yet announced the exact cause of death, nor have they stated whether high temperatures were a contributing factor.
It is currently unknown whether the deceased were migrants, or their gender and age.
Multiple incidents of multiple people dying in trains or cargo trucks have occurred near the US-Mexico border in the past, mostly involving migrants. In 2022, 53 people were found dead in an abandoned cargo truck with a broken air conditioner in the suburbs of San Antonio. (Compiler: Tsai Chia-min) 1150511
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