Huge police presence at Sussex port as ‘main incident’ declared
A gaggle of six migrants have been taken to hospital after they have been discovered at the back of a lorry at a Sussex port.
Video footage from Newhaven at the moment reveals scores of police vehicles and ambulances on the scene, in addition to a helicopter, with a number of folks on stretchers being given vital care.
Two males have been arrested have been made in reference to the incident.
A Sussex Police spokesman mentioned: ‘We are at the moment supporting Border Force, who’re the main company, and different emergency companies after a ship carrying numerous folks arrived on Newhaven seashore.
‘A person has been arrested on suspicion of facilitating unlawful entry to the UK, and a second man has been arrested for illegally coming into the UK.
A significant incident is underway at Newhaven Ferry Harbour in East Sussex
The lorry arrived on the East Sussex port of Newhaven on a passenger ferry from Dieppe this morning and remains to be being examined on board the ship
The lorry arrived on the East Sussex port on passenger ferry ‘The Seven Sisters’
Authorities within the UK have been alerted earlier than the ship arrived from France and emergency companies have been ready on the dockside
‘The ambulance service has taken six additional folks to hospital for remedy.’
The lorry arrived on the East Sussex port on passenger ferry ‘The Seven Sisters’ from Dieppe this morning and remains to be being examined on board the ship.
Authorities within the UK have been alerted earlier than the ship arrived from France and emergency companies have been ready on the dockside.
The drive on Ro-Ro ferry makes journeys between Newhaven and Dieppe each day and takes round 4 hours on common.
Responding to media stories concerning the incident, Lewes MP Maria Caulfield, whose constituency contains Newhaven, mentioned in a publish on X: ‘Very involved about these stories.
‘From my workplace in Newhaven we will see plenty of exercise reverse on the port and because of the emergency companies responding.’
A South East Coast Ambulance spokesman mentioned: ‘We have been referred to as at 9.40am this morning to an incident at Newhaven Ferry Port.
‘A spread of ambulance assets have attended, together with our HART (Hazardous Area Response Teams), alongside different emergency service companions.’
