{"id":4093,"date":"2026-10-16T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=4093"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:19:18","slug":"bus-hits-train-stopped-on-french-side-of-channel-tunnel-with-19-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=4093","title":{"rendered":"Bus hits train stopped on French side of Channel Tunnel, with 19 injured"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The bus driver and one passenger were severely injured and evacuated by helicopter. None of the injuries were life threatening, a local official said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“Two trains were on either side of the platform. One was being loaded by heavy goods vehicles ahead of a cross-Channel journey, and another train that had previously been loaded was departing,” Cury said.<\/p>\n

“For a reason that currently remains unknown, the minibus collided with the departing train.<\/p>\n

“The bus did not overturn, it is still upright \u2013 but the shock and the collision caused injuries to the people involved.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The incident involved a minibus transporting workers who were about to board Le Shuttle. All were men of different nationalities, she added.<\/p>\n

It is not clear whether any British nationals are among the injured.<\/p>\n

Cury said it was “the first time an incident of this type has occurred” on an Eurotunnel loading platform.<\/p>\n

The reporter, who was travelling through the Eurotunnel to Calais at the time of the incident, witnessed blue light vehicles “concentrated on one of the platforms” as he entered France.<\/p>\n

“There were plenty of cars queueing up at check-in when I drove past just now, and I saw some cars going through check-in, so despite the collision they weren’t being held,” he said from the scene.<\/p>\n

Photos published by local French newspaper La Voix du Nord showed a small bus with damage to its front and side standing alongside a train, among a crowd of emergency workers.<\/p>\n

Eurostar has released an update saying: “An incident occurred several kilometers away from the Channel Tunnel.<\/p>\n

“This incident does not involved or impact Eurostar trains running from and to London. All of Eurostar trains will run as expected.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Eurotunnel runs under the sea between England and France, from Folkestone in Kent to Coquelles on the French side.<\/p>\n

Three different rail services operate through the tunnel – the Eurostar, a passenger train that begins in London and goes to several European destinations, freight trains which transport goods and Le Shuttle, which transports vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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