Nineteen injured in freight train collision with minibus near Channel Tunnel entrance
A freight train collided with a minibus near the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel on Thursday evening, injuring 19 people. The crash prompted a major emergency response and disrupted cross-Channel rail services.
All those injured, including the minibus driver, were on a bus carrying HGV drivers towards a Eurotunnel loading platform. French authorities said no one had life-threatening injuries or was in danger of dying; some people reportedly suffered head and leg injuries. Eurostar cancelled its final two Thursday departures from Paris and London. The collision happened outside the 31-mile tunnel, which links Folkestone with Coquelles and carries passenger, freight and vehicle services.
- A freight train and minibus collided near the French tunnel entrance.
- Nineteen people were injured, with none reported in life-threatening danger.
- Eurostar cancelled its final two Thursday services from Paris and London.
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The Channel Tunnel runs beneath the sea between Folkestone in England and Coquelles in northern France. It carries passenger trains, freight and vehicles, which are loaded onto special shuttles at terminals on either side.
Eurotunnel operates the vehicle and freight shuttles, while Eurostar runs passenger trains through the tunnel. Lorry drivers use the French terminal to board vehicle services, and access to the loading platforms involves roads and rail lines near the tunnel entrance.
The route is an important link for travel and trade between Britain and mainland Europe. Disruption can affect both passengers and the movement of goods across the Channel.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Nineteen hurt after train ploughs into bus at the Channel Tunnel entrance”.