Channel Tunnel Collision Injures 19, Disrupts Rail Services
Bus and train collide near Calais, prompting major emergency response and Eurostar cancellations.
Carla Rooney
A collision between a bus and a train in the Channel Tunnel injured 19 people on Thursday.
Emergency services, including ambulances, a helicopter, and police, mobilized to the scene.
Earlier reports indicated at least five individuals were in critical condition.
The Channel Tunnel, a vital link connecting Folkestone in Kent with Coquelles, near Calais, in northern France, saw immediate repercussions.
Eurostar cancelled its final two scheduled departures from Paris and London on Thursday evening.
A freight train collided with an overturned minibus.
The minibus transported heavy goods vehicle drivers to the loading platform for a Le Shuttle service bound for Britain.
The driver of the minibus was among the 19 injured in the collision.