A group of seven illegal immigrants have been found hiding in the back of a lorry parked at the Leigh Delamere service station in Chippenham.

A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said the group of six men and a 15-year-old boy are all Afghan nationals and were discovered after noises were heard coming from the back of a lorry parked at service station last night at 8pm.

They have been taken to Melksham police station to await immigration officials.