Channel Tunnel shuttles paused 90 minutes after minibus hits train, 19 hurt
A minibus carrying truck drivers hit a shuttle train at the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel, injuring 19 people and suspending shuttle service for 90 minutes, according to France 24.
Shuttle services through the Channel Tunnel were suspended for 90 minutes on Thursday after a minibus carrying truck drivers struck a train near the French entrance, France 24 reports. Nineteen people were injured.
France 24 says the crash happened near Calais and involved a vehicle shuttle train. Two people were hospitalised with serious injuries that were not life-threatening, French authorities said.
BBC News also reports that two people were severely injured and flown out by helicopter. Officials told the BBC no one's life appeared to be in danger. BBC News says the train was stopped when the minibus hit it.
Deutsche Welle, reporting earlier, said five of the injured were severely hurt and described the train as a freight train. That differs from the later reports of two seriously injured people and a shuttle train.
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- Deutsche WelleBus, train collide, injuring 19 at Channel Tunnel terminalThu, Oct 15, 4:42 PM EDT
- BBC NewsBus hits train stopped on French side of Channel Tunnel, with 19 injuredThu, Oct 15, 5:12 PM EDT
- ABC NewsMinibus slams into Channel Tunnel shuttle train, injuring 19 and halting serviceThu, Oct 15, 7:05 PM EDT
- France 2419 injured as minibus crashes into train at Channel Tunnel entranceThu, Oct 15, 8:53 PM EDT
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- Thu, Oct 15, 8:01 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Minibus hits train at Channel Tunnel entrance in France, injuring 19