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In the early evening, Thursday, November 4, a TER connecting Calais (Pas-de-Calais) to Dunkirk (Nord) struck four Eritrean migrants. One of them died, another is in absolute emergency.
A TER going from Calais (Pas-de-Calais) to Dunkirk (Nord) struck migrants on Thursday, November 4, around 6.30 p.m. One of them died. The shocked driver was picked up by firefighters. “A TER struck, just before Calais, a large group of about fifty migrants. The driver did not see them and neither did the group. Some managed to move away. Four migrants were struck. They are young Eritreans in their twenties “, explains Franck Dhersin, vice-president of the Hauts-de-France region, in charge of mobility and transport infrastructure.
One person was killed instantly, another is in absolute urgency. “Firefighters said the heart was still beating, but he couldn’t breathe on his own. Two others were slightly injured., resumed Franck Dhersin in the 23h of franceinfo. At the moment, the situation is catastrophic, whether in Calais or in the Dunkirk region, in Grande-Synthe. Dozens of additional migrants arrive every day. “