Truck ‘Full of Bodies' Found in Austria: Official

A truck "full of bodies" was found parked on the side of a highway in eastern Austria on Thursday, NBC News reported. 

Police said the dead were thought to be refugees.

Gerald Pangl, a police spokesman in the Austrian state of Burgenland, told NBC News that the death toll was unclear but colleagues described the vehicle as being "full of bodies."

Hans Peter Doskozil, the head of the Burgenland Police, added: "We cannot say exactly how many there are. We could imagine that maybe 20 people have died, but it could also be 40 or 50 ... We think that these are refugees."

The war in Syria has contributed to record numbers of migrants attempting to cross into Europe from Africa and the Middle East this year. Many set out on perilous sea crossings and stowing away in trucks.

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