Bus hits train stopped on French side of Channel Tunnel, with 19 injured
A minibus carrying workers collided with a stationary freight train at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Coquelles, France. Nineteen people were injured, two severely, though authorities confirmed that tunnel traffic remains largely unaffected.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google Patrick Jackson and Toby Mann Watch: Emergency crews head towards Channel Tunnel crash A bus has hit a stationary freight train near the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel, injuring the driver and 18 passengers, French authorities say.
The bus, which was carrying lorry drivers due to take a shuttle rail service, struck the train at the loading platform of the tunnel in Coquelles, near Calais, at 19:27 (18:27 BST) on Thursday.
The bus driver and one passenger were severely injured and evacuated by helicopter. None of the injuries were life threatening, a local official said.
Local sub-prefect Agathe Cury said freight and Eurostar passenger traffic through the tunnel had not been disrupted after a brief stoppage to evacuate injured people. An investigation has begun.
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