Bodies of MH17 victims lie by the roadside

Several journalists, reporting at the crash site of Flight MH70 in Eastern Ukraine say, the bodies of the victims on board the Malaysia Airlines aircraft have been left lying on the roadside, waiting to be collected by rescuers.

A BBC staff captured photos of the lines of bodies near a village in Hrabove, 800 kilometres from Kiev.

Will Vernon is a producer attached with the international news station and he admits to having a strong interest in issues involving former Soviet Union countries.

Vernon is one of the few reporters from the watchdog group Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), who had been deployed to the site.

The group, comprising of 25 people, on Friday had been blocked by the separatists from approaching the crash site of the Boeing 777 aircraft.

They have also reported that till Friday, the bodies of the victims have remained untouched, “just how the fell on the ground”.

Things have changed today although their journey to the site will be faced by challenges.

Vernon reported via Twitter that their journey have been disrupted by the rebels. The delegations were demanded to leave their vehicles and walk to the incident location.

He also reported other restrictions faced by group including being prohibited to ask questions or entering any premises.

BBC Correspondent Fergal Keane also reported that the militants have deliberately made the situations difficult for the watchdog group, OSCE.

Hrabove is located 800 kilometres from Kiev and getting there from the capital city of Ukraine takes an approximately 10 hours by car.