The bodies of 46 people believed to be migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio on Monday in what officials called the region’s worst mass-casualty event in recent history.
Around 5:50 p.m., a nearby worker heard a cry for help and found a trailer with the doors partially open, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said. The worker opened the doors, found “a number of deceased individuals inside” and called police.
Firefighters found a body outside the trailer and several inside in the area of 9600 Quintana Road, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said.
