Bodies of 18 Migrants Found in Abandoned Truck in Bulgaria

A general view of the discovery of eighteen dead migrants in the rear of an abandoned truck, on the outskirts of the village of Lokorsko, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) north-east of Sofia on Feb. 17, 2023. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

SOFIA, Bulgaria—Police in Bulgaria on Friday discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants, who appeared to have suffocated to death inside a secret compartment under a load of lumber.

The Interior Ministry said that according to initial information, the truck was carrying about 40 migrants and the survivors were taken to nearby hospitals for emergency treatment.