Automated braking systems would be required, but only on the heaviest trucks. Railroads would have to develop programs to address employee fatigue, but not the trucking industry. There is no requirement to install devices to limit a truck’s speed.
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Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a Romanian citizen who is the subject of an international arrest warrant from the UK for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese people who were being smuggled into Britain.
Stefan Damian Dragos, 28, allegedly provided the truck which was used to smuggle the group of migrants, who were found dead in a freight container on the back of the vehicle in October 2019, Italian police said in a statement.
There was no immediate statement from the suspect or from any lawyer representing him. He was arrested in the town of Cinisello Balsamo, north of Milan, but police gave no further details.
Italian police arrested Stefan Damian Dragos, 28, on suspicion of being involved in the attempt to smuggle 39 Vietnamese migrants into the UK
He was arrested in the town of Cinisello Balsamo, north of Milan and faces extradition to the UK where police want to question him in connection with the 39 deaths
The discovery of so many dead people – two as young as 15 – in the back of the truck on an industrial estate to the east of London shocked Britain and Vietnam.
It also shone a spotlight on the illicit global trade that sends the poor of Asia, Africa and the Middle East on perilous journeys to the West.
Most of those who died were from Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in north-central Vietnam, where poor job prospects, environmental disasters and the promise of financial reward abroad fuel migration.
In January four men who admitted or were found guilty of manslaughter and immigration offences were given long jail sentences.
Italian police have arrested a man who is the subject of an international arrest warrant from the UK for the manslaughter of 39 people who were being smuggled into Britain in the back of a refrigerated truck.
The 28-year-old Romanian man, Stefan Damian Dragos, allegedly provided the truck which was used to smuggle the group of Vietnamese migrants.
There was no immediate statement from the suspect or from any lawyer representing him.
He was arrested in the town of Cinisello Balsamo, north of Milan, but police gave no further details.
All 39 migrants were found dead in a freight container on the back of the vehicle in the town of Greys in October 2019.
The truck and the trailer took separate journeys[1] before both ending up on the grounds of the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, 40 kilometres east of London on the River Thames.
The truck is believed to have travelled from Northern Ireland to Dublin, where it took a ferry to Holyhead in Wales last Sunday before picking up the trailer at the dockside in England.
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov confirmed the red Scania truck was registered in Bulgaria in 2017, but had not entered Bulgarian territory since.
The discovery of so many dead people — one just 15 years old — in the back of the truck on an industrial estate shone a shocking spotlight on the illicit global trade that sends the poor of Asia, Africa and the Middle East on perilous journeys to the West.
Most of the victims were from the neighbouring provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, in north-central Vietnam, where poor job prospects, encouragement by authorities, smuggling gangs and environmental disaster all contribute to the wave of migrants.
As oxygen levels fell in the back of the truck, some tried desperately to escape, but in vain.
Others used mobile phones to say their last farewells to devastated relatives on the other side of the world.
One of the victims was Pham Thi Tra My[3], a 26-year-old woman whose heartbreaking final text message to her mother vividly brought home the scale of the tragedy.
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)Her family had been unable to contact her since the text arrived saying she was suffocating.
“I’m so sorry mom and dad … My journey abroad doesn’t succeed,” she wrote. “Mom, I love you and dad very much. I’m dying because I can’t breathe … Mom, I’m so sorry.”
Two men including the truck driver have already been convicted[4] over the deaths in the UK, as have four others in Vietnam[5].
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A man has been arrested in Italy in connection with the investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a lorry container in Essex.
Dragos Damian, 27, was detained near Milan by Italian authorities and the National Crime Agency on Thursday, Essex Police said.
He has been charged with conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence.
The action was taken under an international arrest warrant and Essex Police are awaiting details of the man’s court appearance.
The discovery of the bodies in Grays on 23 October 2019 was the UK’s worst migrant tragedy[1] in nearly two decades.
The victims[2] died when they ran out of air in temperatures of up to 38.5C (101F), as the trailer was shipped from Belgium to Purfleet docks.
Ten teenagers were among the victims.
The main members of the people smuggling gang involved were given long jail sentences[3] earlier this year
Haulier Ronan Hughes, 41, from Ireland, was a ringleader who supplied lorries and drivers over 18 months and was paid £3,000 for each migrant.
He admitted manslaughter and people smuggling and was jailed for 20 years.
The lorry’s driver, Maurice Robinson, from Northern Ireland, also admitted manslaughter and people smuggling. He was jailed for 13 years and four months.
A MAN has been arrested in Italy in an ongoing probe into 39 deaths inside a lorry.
The international arrest warrant was carried out in Italy following the discovery of the mass grave in Grays on October 23, 2019.
The discovery of the Vietnamese migrants sent shockwaves across Essex and the rest of the world, and prompted a huge police investigation.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: “An International Arrest warrant was executed in Italy on Thursday.
“A 27-year-old man was detained by Italian authorities and officers from the National Crime[1] Agency just outside Milan.
“The arrest is in relation to our ongoing investigation into the deaths of 39 people who were discovered in a lorry trailer in Grays in October 2019.
“The Crown Prosecution Service sought approval of the warrant on behalf of Essex Police.
“Courts then granted the warrant, and Dragos Damian was able to be arrested.
“He has been charged with conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence.
“We await details of a court appearance in Italy.”
The migrants died “excruciatingly painful” deaths, having suffocated in the container en route from Belgium to Purfleet in October 2019.
Ronan Hughes, 41, and Gheorghe Nica, 43, played “leading roles” in the smuggling conspiracy and were jailed for 20 and 27 years respectively in January this year.
Also jailed were two lorry drivers, Eamonn Harrison, 24, who towed the trailer to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge before their journey to the UK, was sentenced to 18 years.
Maurice Robinson, 26, was given 13 years and four months, having collected the trailer and opened it in an industrial estate to find the migrants dead.
Det Chief Insp Daniel Stoten said he “barely saw home” during the first few months of the investigation, and that police work into the smuggling of people into the UK would remain ongoing despite the initial sentencing.
The CPS said it was the largest manslaughter case it had ever prosecuted.
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Lambs have mysteriously gone missing from a field in Shipston – leading police to believe they may have been stolen.
They disappeared overnight between June 7 and 8, possibly in the early hours the morning, from a field in Shipston on Stour.
Warwickshire Police said: “If they have been taken it may possibly be a van, vehicle with a trailer or lorry.
“If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, possible CCTV or Dash-cam footage, please contact us by either advising us online at www.warwickshire.police.uk, by email to [email protected][1] or by calling 101, referring to the incident number stated.
“Alternatively you can contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111.
“For crime prevention advice, please go to our websites at www.warwickshire.police.uk and www.warwickshireruralwatch.co.uk”