‘Indians’ among 6 dead while trying to enter US from Canada: Police

“Police believe one infant from the Romanian family has not been located and we’ll continue searching. All are believed to have been attempting illegal entry into the US from Canada,” O’Brien added.

The six dead are five adults and one child under three years of age. Both children “were associated with the Romanian family” and had Canadian passports, which were found, O’Brien said.

Police will be waiting on the results of a post-mortem and toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.

US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed last week to stop asylum seekers coming to Canada through unofficial border crossings, a move critics said could mean refugees and migrants will take more risks when crossing.

But Akwesasne police said the agreement that closed an unofficial border entry called Roxham Road in Quebec should not have been a factor here because the families were seeking to go to the US, not come to Canada.

“Right now what I can tell you is this has nothing to do with that closure,” O’Brien said because “these people were believed to be gaining entry into the US It’s completely opposite”.

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