24 Oct 2019

Perilous journey: The reality of crossing Europe in the back of a lorry

Europe Editor and Presenter

So what is it like attempting a journey across countries, across continents – stuck inside a lorry with dozens of others, in the most perilous of states?

So what is it like attempting a journey across countries, across continents – stuck inside a lorry with dozens of others, in the most perilous of states?

Well in 2016, two Afghan brothers, 7-year-old Ahmed and his older brother Jawad were smuggled to the UK in a refrigerated lorry when the oxygen inside began to run out.