Burgenland corpses discovery

Burgenland corpses discovery
DateAugust 2015
LocationOst Autobahn in Burgenland, Austria
Coordinates48°00′12″N 16°49′54″E / 48.0032585°N 16.8317331°E / 48.0032585; 16.8317331
Deaths71
ArrestsAt least 14
Convicted14
ChargesFour counts of homicide
Ten counts of belonging to a criminal smuggling organisation
A4 Ost Autobahn

On 27 August 2015,[1] the bodies of 71 illegal immigrants were discovered in a lorry on the Ost Autobahn in Burgenland, Austria.[2] The victims were part of the wave of many thousands of migrants who traveled through the western Balkans in an effort to reach Germany. The borders were opened shortly afterward to allow the influx across.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bienvenu, Helene; Santora, Marc (14 June 2018). "They Let 71 People Die in a Stifling Truck. They Got 25 Years". The New York Times.