A man has been detained on suspicion of immigration offences after a man was found in a lorry.

Police were called to Miles Gray Road in Basildon this morning.

Witnesses say one person was arrested. 

A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We were called at 8.50am on Thursday 13 February with reports a man had been found in the back of a lorry in Miles Gray Road, Basildon.

"The 20-year-old man was detained on suspicion of immigration offences and will be handed over to immigration enforcement officers."

The Home Office has been contacted for comment.