The migrants, who said they were Afghans, were found on Sunday during a routine check at the French port of Calais in the early morning, a source said, asking not to be named.
The temperature inside was just 7C. The two drivers, both Romanians, have been detained, while the migrants were taken to a local hospital.
The discovery came after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain this week, laying bare again the risks of illegal migrant routes to Europe.
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