We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development 19 injured as minibus crashes into train at Channel Tunnel entrance Nineteen people were injured Thursday when a minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a vehicle shuttle train at the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel near Calais, forcing a 90-minute suspension of shuttle services. Two people were hospitalised with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, French authorities said. A Eurostar passenger train exits the Channel Tunnel on April 4, 2025. © Sameer Al-Doumy, A minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a train transporting vehicles through the busy Channel Tunnel between France and England on Thursday, injuring 19 people and briefly disrupting cross-Channel traffic, French authorities said.
The minibus was heading towards the tunnel entrance when it veered off course and struck the side of the shuttle train, the regional administration, or prefecture, said in a statement. The minibus driver was among those hurt. About 200 emergency responders and other personnel rushed to the scene.
Vehicle shuttle services through the tunnel were suspended for 90 minutes before gradually resuming by late evening, authorities said. Eurostar passenger trains and freight services were unaffected. Read moreFrench police suspect Normandy train derailment was result of sabotage The injured victims were of multiple nationalities, and the relevant consulates had been notified, local official Agathe Cury told reporters.
She did not specify which countries. All those injured had been aboard the minibus, and all are men, Cury said. The reason for the crash is unclear and an investigation is under way, she added.
In remarks shown on French media, Cury said it was the first time a crash had occurred at the loading area for the trains that shuttle vehicles under the Channel. The crash happened at the entrance to the tunnel in the town of Coquelles near Calais. The tunnel, which opened in 1994, carried 3.4 million vehicles last year, along with millions of Eurostar passengers.
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