Teenage refugee killed trying to cross Channel Tunnel into UK

A teenage refugee has been killed trying to cross the Channel Tunnel into Britain, officials said.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015 - 13:23

A teenage refugee has been killed trying to cross the Channel Tunnel into Britain, officials said.

The boy, who was between 15 and 17 years old and believed to be from Eritrea or Sudan in East Africa, was killed by a freight train as he tried to cross the tracks.

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