Up to 50 migrants found dead in lorry

Austrian police have discovered the badly-decomposing bodies of at least 20, and possibly up to 50, migrants piled in a truck parked on the shoulder of the main motorway from Budapest to Vienna.

The shocking find came as Austria hosted a summit in Vienna on Europe’s refugee crisis for Western Balkan nations, which have been overwhelmed this year by the tens of thousands of migrants trying to get into Europe via their territory.

Police ordered reporters at the scene 40km south-east of Vienna to move away from the vehicle, a white refrigeration truck with images of food items on it.