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Two arrested after 39 bodies found in lorry in Essex, near Dartford Crossing

14:00, 25 October 2019

updated: 13:07, 28 October 2019

Two more arrests have been made by detectives investigating the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry container in Essex, not far from the Dartford Crossing.

The man and woman are both 38 and from Warrington and have been questioned on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people.

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