Calais migrant killed on motorway close to Channel Tunnel

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Calais migrant killed on motorway close to Channel Tunnel

YOAN VALAT

An ambulance crew who brought the man to hospital says he was 'hit by a car on the A16 motorway at Calais,' close to the heavily guarded Eurotunnel site

LILLE, France – A Syrian migrant died when he was hit by a car on a motorway close to the Channel Tunnel near Calais early on Thursday, October 15 – the 15th person to die trying to reach Britain from the northern French port since June.

An ambulance crew who brought the man to hospital said he was “hit by a car on the A16 motorway at Calais”, close to the heavily guarded Eurotunnel site. 

“The crew had to be quickly extracted from the scene because they were surrounded by around 100 migrants,” the fire service said.

The man, in his 30s, died later in hospital from his injuries.

Around 4,000 people, mostly from East Africa and the Middle East, are camped around Calais, hoping to reach Britain, with around 1,000 more gathered around the port of Dunkirk, around 40 kilometres (25 miles) away, also trying to reach England. – Rappler.com

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