A minibus carrying truck drivers collided with a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in France, injuring 19 people, two of them severely. Authorities launched an inquiry into what caused the accident.

Nineteen people were injured when a minibus collided with a freight train at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel near Calais, French authorities have said.

Nineteen people were injured when a minibus collided with a freight train at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel near Calais, French authorities have said.

The minibus was carrying truck drivers before it collided with the freight train, according to reports in France.

The minibus was carrying truck drivers when it collided with the freight train, according to reports in France. Two people were taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, while 17 others sustained minor injuries.

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…

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Five people were severely injured though no one’s life appeared to be in danger, the local prefect said.