Police connect the incident with trafficking in human beings, writes forumdaily.
17 of the injured were taken to hospitals in serious condition, another 13 were also hospitalized, but their injuries are not serious and do not threaten life. Many suffered from heat stroke and dehydration. Among the hostages in the truck were mostly adults between the ages of 20 to 30 and two children, whose age the law enforcers did not report.
The driver of the truck, whose name the investigation does not yet name, was arrested, most likely, he will be charged on behalf of the state and will bring to justice at the federal level.
About people in the police truck, said a Walmart employee, who heard the voice of one of the prisoners asking him to give him water.
The operation to get people out of the car at 00:26. According to the rescuers, all the dead - adult men, most of them died due to brain damage due to heat and stuffiness in the truck.
The police are investigating where the truck came from, and also finds out how long it was parked in the Walmart parking lot. The video from the surveillance cameras showed that during his stay there several cars drove into the parking lot and took people from the truck to survive the trip.
The video shows that some of the people who were in the truck were able to escape into the nearby forest. Police searches the area around the store.
Law enforcers noted that such findings are not uncommon, and despite the death of some people, the police each time manages to save several victims of criminals.