While driving: hands suddenly wave out of the truck - people saved from dying of thirst

At a motorway service station near Berlin, travelers suddenly saw hands waving from a truck tarpaulin. Refugees called for help and water.

• The great refugee movement since 2015 seems to be over.
• Nevertheless, people are still seeking refuge in Germany.
• Four men almost died of thirst in a truck, but they managed to attract attention.

Senftenberg (Brandenburg) - An exceptional situation arose on August 8th on the A13 motorway . The driver of a truck was made aware by another driver while driving that hands were being stretched out of his cargo space . This is reported by Bild.de (content behind the payment barrier).

When the truck driver drove to the rest area Freienhufener Eck Ost near Schipkau and got out, he saw the hands of the people who were on the loading area of ​​the vehicle. Four refugees from Afghanistan had allegedly hidden in the trailer unnoticed. In the heat - in Schipkau more than 34 degrees were measured on that day - the men could no longer stand thirst and exhaustion and drew attention to themselves.

Hands waving from the tarpaulin - four refugees saved from dying of thirst

In English they called for help and water . Another truck driver climbed a ladder to the height of the desperate gestures and handed the drained men water. A witness called the police. After arriving at the rest area, the officers opened the truck bed and freed the four young men. Two of them were 25 years old, the other two 22 and 15. They came out of hiding exhausted and dehydrated. They received medical care.

Dramatic scenes on A13 - refugees hiding in trucks almost died of thirst https://t.co/t1WkXe5Ij5

As Bild.de reports, the driver of the vehicle could not explain how the refugees got onto the loading area. He would have received his summons four days earlier. Then he stood in Hungary for some time and took a nine-hour break before reaching Prague.

Trapped in a truck for two days - the interpreter finds out more information

An interpreter was able to speak to the men and obtain further information. Accordingly, the men stated that they came from Afghanistan . They stayed in the vehicle for two days . After they were rescued, the four men were taken to a central reception center in Eisenhüttenstadt. The driver is investigated on suspicion of smuggling. However, there is no urgent suspicion.

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During the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016, over a million asylum seekers came to Germany. The sympathy at the beginning was great - how is it now? In Herbertingen, Baden-Württemberg, there was a serious accident at a level crossing. A train collided with a truck - several people were injured. (lb)