Austria migrant lorry found with critically ill children

Three children are in a critical condition after being rescued from a lorry in Austria that contained 26 migrants, police said.

The BBC reports that the lorry was stopped in Braunau district and the Romanian driver was arrested after a chase.

Those inside were said to be from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Separately, four men appeared in court in Hungary following the discovery of another truck in Austria containing the bodies of 71 people.

In the latest incident, the three children were taken to hospital suffering from severe dehydration.

Police had tried to stop the vehicle near St Peter am Hart and gave chase when it drove off at speed.