Group rescued from back of lorry on A14 following call to police
Published:
4:40 PM November 8, 2019
Updated:
4:35 PM November 1, 2020
A call was made to police from inside the HGV. - Credit: PA Archive/PA Images
Police say they rescued eight people from a lorry travelling on the A14 on Thursday evening after receiving a call from someone in the back of the vehicle.
The HGV was stopped at about 7.15pm near Spaldwick.
A man who was inside the vehicle was taken to hospital, but was not seriously injured. No other injuries were reported.
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said a man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration.
The spokesman added: "The investigation and welfare of the people involved has been handed to the immigration services."
