UPDATE: The death toll keeps rising after dozens of people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio on Monday.
According to multiple law enforcement sources and the Archbishop of San Antonio, 46 people have been pronounced dead after original figures were lower.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – At least 42 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in Texas, and 16 others were taken to area hospitals in varying conditions, according to multiple sources at the San Antonio Police Department.
SAPD units as well as fire trucks and ambulances, were covering a portion of Quintana Road on the Southwest Side, KSAT reported.
The local news crew reported seeing several ambulances coming and going from the scene.
Information has been scarce as first responders have their hands full with a horrific scene.
Not surprisingly, one San Antonio journalist said the deceased are believed to be undocumented immigrants.
