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Channel Tunnel crash injures 19 as minibus hits train in France

Channel Tunnel

Crash at the Channel Tunnel

A minibus hit a train in France on Thursday evening.

The crash

19 people hurt

Nineteen people were hurt. No one died.

The place

Where it happened

The crash took place at Coquelles, near Calais.

What happened

The loading platform

The minibus hit a train at a loading platform.

The minibus

Who was on board

The minibus carried truck drivers about to board Le Shuttle.

The driver

The driver

The minibus driver works for Eurotunnel and was hurt too.

Officials say

No lives in danger

Officials say no lives are in danger.

Rescue teams

Help at the scene

Ambulances, a helicopter, and police rushed to the site.

Traffic

Le Shuttle paused

Le Shuttle traffic stopped for an hour and a half.

Eurostar

Eurostar kept running

Eurostar said its trains were not part of the crash.

Next steps

What comes next

Officials opened an investigation into the cause.

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