Minibus smashes into Channel Tunnel train leaving 19 people injured

(FILES) A Eurotunnel shuttle with the logo of its new trademark "LeShuttle" enters the Channel Tunnel, operated by the company Eurotunnel, in Coquelles, northern France on April 2, 2026. A bus collided with a train near the Channel Tunnel late October 15, 2026, injuring 19 people including the bus driver and 18 passengers, the Pas-de-Calais prefecture announced. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)

At least 19 people have been injured after a minibus smashed into a Channel Tunnel train.

The minibus flipped onto the railway tracks, hitting a stationary freight train in Pas-de-Calais at around 8pm.

The bus, carrying 19 people including the driver, was loading HGV drivers onto a Le Shuttle train when they crashed.

None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening, according to local Pas-de-Calais authorities.

Firefighters, paramedics, police and an intensive care unit helicopter are on the scene.

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The accident occurred ‘at the loading dock of the Eurotunnel site’ in Coquelles.

The Channel Tunnel has closed to trains for the foreseeable future.

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Original source Minibus smashes into Channel Tunnel train leaving 19 people injured

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