| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by grahame at 07:47, 16th October 2026 |     |
I've done my best in trying to keep up with the amendments to the heading of this topic. At least I think I've got the date right. 
Thanks for that, Chris - initial reports were confused and as ever there's a conundrum for news organisations who have to decide between propogating information that may need to be updated as things become clearer and the driver of getting initial reports out fast. Good that we have folks around who both share the news and can come back to update the headlines so that we reflect the true situation as it becomes clear.
| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 01:09, 16th October 2026 | |
I've done my best in trying to keep up with the amendments to the heading of this topic. At least I think I've got the date right.
| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by stuving at 00:49, 16th October 2026 | |
Small correction to thread title needed. Not a Eurostar train involved. Was Le Shuttle.
There are a number of such confusions in the reports, such as those saying Eurostar trains were stopped for 90 minutes - that was passenger shuttles. The most up to date report I can find is from The Independent, and it quotes a press statement from the prefecture:
Detailing the sequence of events, she explained: "Two trains were on either side of the platform.
"One was being loaded by heavy goods vehicles ahead of a cross-Channel journey, and another train that had previously been loaded was departing.
"For a reason that currently remains unknown, the minibus collided with the departing train.
"The bus did not overturn, it is still upright – but the shock and the collision caused injuries to the people involved."
"One was being loaded by heavy goods vehicles ahead of a cross-Channel journey, and another train that had previously been loaded was departing.
"For a reason that currently remains unknown, the minibus collided with the departing train.
"The bus did not overturn, it is still upright – but the shock and the collision caused injuries to the people involved."
That does sound to me like the departing train was moving, and presumably then stopped abruptly and is on the right in the photo below (from la Voix du Nord). The bus was spun round by the impact, and nearly turned onto its side, but not quite. The force of such an impact would explain why everyone on board was injured, even if the bus was not going at all fast. However, the position of the bus still looks wrong, whatever happened.
| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by JayMac at 00:26, 16th October 2026 | |
Small correction to thread title needed. Not a Eurostar train involved. Was Le Shuttle.
| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:44, 15th October 2026 | |
No problem, broadgage.
I find it increasingly frustrating in my quest to find links to any 'news website' which isn't now hidden behind a firewall, subscription-only or membership sign up.
All I want to do is widen their readership.
CfN.
| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by broadgage at 22:55, 15th October 2026 | |
With thanks for your alert, broadgage, I think the link you actually meant to post is at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6zxz4dyvdq4t
CfN.
CfN.
Yes, the link that I posted was to Breaking news" but goes to whatever is the CURRENT breaking news story. I tested it immediately after posting, and it worked then.
| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:38, 15th October 2026 | |
With thanks for your alert, broadgage, I think the link you actually meant to post is at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6zxz4dyvdq4t
CfN.
| Re: Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by broadgage at 21:56, 15th October 2026 | |
News report
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cqy7lxd104xet
| Collision between bus and Le Shuttle, in France - 15 Oct 2026 Posted by broadgage at 21:52, 15th October 2026 | |
Reported as 19 injured, 2 critical.
Note that these are very early reports, and that later reports may be more accurate, or more detailed.
