A delivery driver who spoke to wanted migrant Hadush Kebatu at Chelmsford prison has told Sky News the "confused" offender was guided to the railway station by prison staff.

The mistake triggered a manhunt that now involves three police forces looking for the Ethiopian in London.

Image: Lorry driver Sim, who was at Chelmsford Prison at the moment Kebatu was released

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The driver, called Sim, was delivering equipment to the prison on Friday when Kebatu was released in error instead of being handed over to immigration officials for deportation.

The lorry driver explained to Sky News that Kebatu approached him and seemed to have no idea of where he was supposed to go.

"He came out of the airlock, and kept saying to the officers there, 'Where am I going? What

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