Migrants discovered in tightly packed truck in Czech Republic - woman dies

In the Czech Republic, police discovered around 30 migrants crammed into the back of a truck. They were in a poor state of health when the emergency services arrived, the rescue service announced on Platform X. Despite resuscitation attempts, a doctor was only able to determine the death of a 30-year-old woman.

The truck with a foreign license plate was stopped on the D8 (E55) freeway leading to Saxony near Nova Ves in the Melnik district, around 30 kilometers north of Prague. The highway was temporarily closed completely during the operation. The police assume that the migrants were only on a transit through the Czech Republic in the direction of Western Europe. It was not initially known where the people came from.

According to the Ministry of the Interior in Prague, 13,898 people were apprehended in the Czech Republic last year without valid residence papers. This was a decrease of more than half compared to 2022.