Three arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after being found in the back of a lorry in Telford
Three people have been arrested after they were found in the back of a refridgerated lorry in Telford this morning (Tuesday, August 26).
Emergency crews were called to Brockton Business Park in Halesfield where they found a man, a woman and a teenage male on the lorry.
The teenager was taken to hospital and all three have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.
A West Mercia Police spokesman said: "We received a call around 11:20 this morning following the concern for the welfare of one woman and two men at Brockton Business Park, Halesfield in Telford.
"Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences and remain in police custody."
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called to an incident at Brockton Business Park at 11.28am.
“One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene. On arrival we discovered three patients who had been found on the back of a lorry. A teenage male was assessed and taken to hospital in a stable condition. A man and a woman were assessed and discharged at the scene.”
