Around 42 people were found dead this Monday inside a tractor-trailer on a Texas highway, local media reported.
The remains of the possible migrants were found inside a 18 wheeled truck on Quintana Road, in San Antonio. 16 survivors were rushed to local hospitals, KSAT reported.
The first local press reports indicated that they were 18 the people found dead, but the number of deceased was updated, reported Telemundo Noticias.
The trailer was traveling near the New Laredo highway in the southwest of the city, which experiences a temperature of 102 degrees.
Officers from the Department of Homeland Security are currently in the area while investigating the causes of deaths.