Shocking new footage appears to show lorry drivers in Calais ferry port savagely beating up illegal immigrants who were hiding in the backs of trucks.
The video posted on Facebook by a Romanian driver on Sunday shows four men crawling out from a tight space in the back of a lorry.
The first two stowaways manage to flee but a man dressed in a fluorescent jacket grabs the third and violently beats him over the head while a security official's dog barks aggressively at him.
When the last man falls on the ground, he is dragged away from the camera's gaze but the same driver is still filmed kicking the man as he lies helpless on the ground.
The man who filmed the video checked into Calais on his Facebook account on Wednesday and Channel 4 reports claim the buildings in the background are confirmed to be inside the port of Calais.
Hiding in the backs of trucks has long been one of the most common ways for illegal immigrants to sneak into the UK via Calais ferry port - while thousands live in camps built around the town.
Drivers can be fined up to £2,000 for every stowaway found on their vehicle and the responsibility falls on them to prove they did everything possible to prevent such an incident.
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