Two migrants suffocate to death aboard Texas train, 10 hospitalized

Members of the police work, after two migrants suffocated to death aboard a freight train that got derailed, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S, March 24, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.? Joey Palacios via REUTERS

(Reuters) -Two suspected undocumented immigrants suffocated to death aboard a freight train and 10 others in need of medical care were taken by helicopter or ambulance to hospital on Friday in south Texas, police said.

Officials in Uvlade, Texas, received an anonymous emergency 911 call advising them that numerous immigrants were suffocating inside a train, Uvalde police said in a statement. At least 15 immigrants needed immediate medical attention, police said.