Two migrants died and at least a dozen more were injured after being trapped in a train car in Texas, police said.
it responded to a tip on Friday afternoon about numerous undocumented immigrants "suffocating" inside of a train car. At least 10 people were hospitalized from the incident.
Border Patrol was notified of the tip and they stopped the train near Knippa, Texas, law enforcement said.Approximately 15 immigrants were in need of medical attention, police said. Five were flown to hospitals in the San Antonio area and five others were brought to nearby hospitals, officials said."due to numerous undocumented immigrants injured inside of a train cart" — was reopened Friday night.
"911 got a call — don't know if it was from a family member or one of the migrants who were locked in the shipping container," he told TPR. McLaughlin said the medical response was massive as "there were more people than we had ambulances [currently] available in Uvalde." "We called them in from everywhere — Kerrville, San Antonio, Hondo, and locally in Uvalde," he added."We are heartbroken to learn of yet another tragic incident of migrants taking the dangerous journey,"
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