Key facts
- Nineteen people were injured, five severely, in a minibus accident.
- The minibus was carrying truck drivers.
- The accident occurred at the Eurotunnel loading platform near Calais.
Nineteen people were injured, five of them severely, in a minibus accident at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel near Calais on Thursday evening. The minibus was carrying truck drivers who were heading to travel on a shuttle train service through the tunnel. Emergency services were deployed to the scene. The Pas-de-Calais prefecture confirmed the details of the accident, stating that no fatalities were reported and no one's life was considered to be in danger. Eurostar confirmed that the incident, which occurred several kilometers away, would not affect its train services.