Essex lorry deaths: The supposed 'VIP' journey that killed 39 people
BBC News By Laurence Cawley and Gaetan Portal BBC News image captionPham Thi Ngoc Oanh, 28, from Nghe An, wrote a text message that was never sent "Maybe going to die in the container, can't breathe any more dear," read a text message typed by Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh. It was never sent. What led to her and 38 fellow Vietnamese nationals dying in the dark and sweltering heat of an airtight container? Driver Maurice Robinson pulled his articulated lorry over on a largely deserted Essex industrial park. He got out of the cab, went to the rear of the trailer and opened the doors.