Three in custody after bodies of 46 people found in Texas truck

Some sixteen people were taken to hospitals after the lorry was found on a remote back road near San Antonio.

An ambulance leaves the scene where police said dozens of people were found dead in a semitrailer in a remote area in southwestern San Antonio, Monday, June 27, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Eric Gay

Three people were in custody after 46 bodies were found in a lorry trailer containing suspected migrants on the outskirts of San Antonio.

However, police chief William McManus said it was unclear if those arrested were connected with human trafficking.