Truck migrants death toll rises above 70 in Austria

A truck full of refugees discovered abandoned on an Austrian motorway on Thursday contains more than 70 bodies, including four children, the interior ministry said on Friday, announcing an updated death toll.

Austrian police had originally put the toll at up to 50 and were expected to announce the exact number on Friday. The vehicle had come to Austria from Hungary.

The refrigerated truck was found by an Austrian highway patrol near the Hungarian border just before lunchtime on Thursday.