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Nineteen hurt after minibus hits train at French channel tunnel terminal

An aerial view of the Eurotunnel at Coquelles, near Calais, northern France. A bus collided with a train near the Channel Tunnel late Oct 15.PARIS - At least 19 people were injured on the evening of Oct 15 after a minibus collided with a train at a loading platform for the Channel Tunnel in northern France, the local prefect's office said.None of the injuries were life-threatening, the prefecture said in a statement, adding that ambulances, a helicopter and police were at the scene.The accident involved a minibus carrying truck drivers who were preparing to board the Le Shuttle service on the loading platform at the Eurotunnel site, the prefecture said in a later statement.

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