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Minibus-Truck Collision Injures 19 at Eurotunnel Loading Area

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC · How we work

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Minibus Collides Shuttle

A minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a Eurotunnel shuttle train at Coquelles, injuring 19 people.
Two victims, including the driver, were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Seventeen other men sustained minor injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals.
Deputy Prefect Agathe Cury said it was the first Eurotunnel loading-area incident and opened an inquiry.
Shuttle services stopped for 90 minutes before gradually resuming that evening.

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Eurostar Services Uninterrupted

Eurostar said its services stayed uninterrupted despite the incident near the Channel Tunnel loading platform.
Freight traffic through the tunnel resumed quickly after a brief evacuation of the injured.
Authorities launched an investigation and said the cause of the collision remains unknown.
The minibus stayed upright after impact, sustaining front and side damage without overturning.
BBC reporter Evan Davis saw many blue-light vehicles gather on the platform during the emergency.

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Minibus Collides Shuttle

A minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a Eurotunnel shuttle train at Coquelles, injuring 19 people.
Two victims, including the driver, were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Seventeen other men sustained minor injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals.
Deputy Prefect Agathe Cury said it was the first Eurotunnel loading-area incident and opened an inquiry.
Shuttle services stopped for 90 minutes before gradually resuming that evening.

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