Two arrested after migrants found in back of lorry at ferry port

Some have been taken to hospital but no fatalities have been reported at this stage
Two arrested after migrants found in back of lorry at ferry port
The migrants were found in a lorry at Newhaven ferry port (Alamy/PA)

Two men have been arrested after six migrants were found in the back of a lorry at Newhaven ferry port in the UK and taken to hospital.

Both the men are in custody, with one detained on suspicion of people smuggling and the other suspected of entering the UK illegally, Sussex Police said.

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