Lorry victims were trapped before reaching Belgian coast, officials say

Police at the scene where the bodies were found in Grays, Essex. Photograph: Invicta Kent Media/Rex/ShutterstockThe 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex on Wednesday were already trapped when they arrived at the Belgian coast en route to England, local officials have said, as police confirmed that the victims were all Chinese nationals.The Belgian officials said the eight women and 31 men would have been locked in the trailer at temperatures as low as -25C for a