The 39 (Chinese national) lorry victims were trapped before reaching Belgian coast, officials say

By Esther Addley in London, Simon Murphy in Zeebrugge & Rory Carroll in Dublin @ The Guardian.com, Oct. 24 The 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.