A minibus carrying 18 passengers and a driver collided with a stationary freight train on the Eurotunnel loading platform near Calais on October 15, injuring all 19 people aboard, according to Pas-de-Calais underprefect Agathe Cury.
French authorities reported that two people sustained critical injuries in the accident. The minibus was transporting HGV drivers at the time of the collision.
The incident occurred at the Eurotunnel's loading facility, which handles vehicle transport between France and the United Kingdom. No further details about the cause of the collision, the identities of those injured, or the condition of the remaining 17 passengers were provided in the available information.