Burgenland corpses discovery

The lorry involved in the incident, a Volvo FL 180, belonged to the Hungarian firm of Mastermobiliker Ltd, which had been under bankruptcy proceedings since July 2014.

[3] The lorry bore Hungarian number plates, which officials stated had been registered to the vehicle by a Romanian citizen.

[7] On the morning of 27 August 2015, the truck was discovered by an employee of the state road construction company ASFINAG while mowing, who then alerted the police.

[11][12] The back door of the lorry was not locked, but had been securely closed with wires, and the refrigeration system showed no signs of having been switched on.

[1] Due to the advanced state of decomposition of the bodies, caused by the high temperature within the vehicle, identification required forensic assistance, including the analysis of mobile phones and the contents of bags found among the corpses.

Some victims were identified after concerned family members who had lost contact with loved ones reached out to authorities, providing genetic samples for testing.

Merkel stated that she was shaken by the news, and the incident was a warning for leaders to tackle the issue of migration quickly.