Bus collides with train near Channel Tunnel entrance in France, 19 injured

Well, moving on now, a minibus collided with a stationary train in a Channel Tunnel vehicle boarding area in France on Thursday evening, injuring the driver as well as 18 passengers. Five people were severely injured, though no one's life appeared to be in danger. Now, the minibus was carrying truck drivers of various nationalities who were heading to travel on a large shuttle train, which carries vehicles and their passengers through the tunnel. An investigation has been opened on suspicion of unintentional injury. Freight traffic was not disrupted, but some passenger shuttles were suspended for an hour while emergency services took care of the victims. Normal traffic has since resumed. Passenger train service Eurostar said its services were not affected. At 50 km in length, the Channel Tunnel is the longest infrastructure of its kind in the world. It has linked northern France and England since 1994. Operated by Getlink, it is used by several hundred trains every day. Getlink runs large shuttle trains carrying vehicles between France and the United Kingdom, as well as a rail freight service. The company handles around 2.2 million car crossings a year and carries 8 million passengers. Separately, Eurostar, which has held a monopoly on cross-channel passenger rail services for decades, said it carried 11.8 million passengers in the year 2025.