Police crack open car roof box and discover stowaway hiding inside
This is the shocking moment police cracked open a locked car roof box at a service station - and discovered a stowaway hiding inside.A British family were returning from a trip abroad and stopped in Calais where it is thought the man climbed inside the roof box.Unaware the family drove off and it wasn't until they were parked up off the M25 at least a day later he was found.The family popped into the service station prompting the man to "bang and shout" until worried onlookers called the police.Firefighters were then called to crowbar open the locked storage box, and onlookers said he told rescuers he had "been in there for days".Video shows emergency workers breaking into the storage box on top of the car, finding the man surrounded by luggage, and the man jumping to safety.An onlooker said: "Everyone could hear this knocking and screaming coming from an unmanned vehicle in the car park."A bunch of people attempted to open the luggage roof rack but failed. "People were shouting "it's OK we'll get you out" and then the police were called but they failed to open the roof compartment as well and called the fire service. "A man was freed, covering his eyes because of the bright daylight, and he was overheard saying he had been in there for days. "The family returned to their car - a man with his wife and two children - and were totally oblivious as to what was happening. "The couple were in total disbelief when they were told a man had been hiding in their roof luggage compartment. "We left just as the police were questioning the couple."The man was discovered in the storage box while the car was parked at South Mimms Services on February 23.After members of the public failed to open the box themselves, the emergency services were called to assist with the situation.Police officers and firemen managed to prise open the box with a crowbar and were shocked to find a man hiding inside amongst the luggage of the unsuspecting family.A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Police said: "We were called about this on 23 February at around 11am. "A member of the public arrived at South Mimms and heard someone banging and shouting and believed it was coming from the boot of a car parked nearby. "Officers arrived and forced entry to the vehicle and found a man in a box secured to the luggage rack on top of the car."The vehicle belonged to a family, who had recently travelled from Calais and it is believed the man may have gained entry whilst they were parked up in Calais, where they stayed overnight."The man was arrested on suspicion of entering the UK illegally and the case has been passed to the UK Border Force."
This is the shocking moment police cracked open a locked car roof box at a service station - and discovered a stowaway hiding inside.A British family were returning from a trip abroad and stopped in Calais where it is thought the man climbed inside the roof box.Unaware the family drove off and it wasn't until they were parked up off the M25 at least a day later he was found.The family popped into the service station prompting the man to "bang and shout" until worried onlookers called the police.Firefighters were then called to crowbar open the locked storage box, and onlookers said he told rescuers he had "been in there for days".Video shows emergency workers breaking into the storage box on top of the car, finding the man surrounded by luggage, and the man jumping to safety.An onlooker said: "Everyone could hear this knocking and screaming coming from an unmanned vehicle in the car park."A bunch of people attempted to open the luggage roof rack but failed.
"People were shouting "it's OK we'll get you out" and then the police were called but they failed to open the roof compartment as well and called the fire service.
"A man was freed, covering his eyes because of the bright daylight, and he was overheard saying he had been in there for days.
"The family returned to their car - a man with his wife and two children - and were totally oblivious as to what was happening.
"The couple were in total disbelief when they were told a man had been hiding in their roof luggage compartment.
"We left just as the police were questioning the couple."The man was discovered in the storage box while the car was parked at South Mimms Services on February 23.After members of the public failed to open the box themselves, the emergency services were called to assist with the situation.Police officers and firemen managed to prise open the box with a crowbar and were shocked to find a man hiding inside amongst the luggage of the unsuspecting family.A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Police said: "We were called about this on 23 February at around 11am.
"A member of the public arrived at South Mimms and heard someone banging and shouting and believed it was coming from the boot of a car parked nearby.
"Officers arrived and forced entry to the vehicle and found a man in a box secured to the luggage rack on top of the car."The vehicle belonged to a family, who had recently travelled from Calais and it is believed the man may have gained entry whilst they were parked up in Calais, where they stayed overnight."The man was arrested on suspicion of entering the UK illegally and the case has been passed to the UK Border Force."
