Essex lorry deaths

Essex lorry deaths
	The location where the bodies were discovered in Grays, Essex
Date	23 October 2019
Location	Grays, Essex, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°28′44″N 0°16′24″E / 51.4789°N 0.2733°E
Deaths	39
Arrests	15
Charges	Manslaughter; Money laundering; Conspiracy to traffic people; Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration;

On 23 October 2019, the bodies of 39 Vietnamese people — 31 men and 8 women — were found in the trailer of an articulated refrigerator lorry in Grays, Essex, United Kingdom. The trailer had been shipped from the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, to Purfleet, Essex, UK, and the lorry cab and its driver are believed to have originated from Northern Ireland. Investigations involving the national authorities of the UK, Belgium, Ireland and Vietnam have been led by Essex Police.

Eleven people were convicted of crimes related to the incident in the UK and a further nineteen were jailed in Belgium.