In Calais, a road accident leaves two dead and four injured among migrants
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The road accident involving several migrants occurred on the RN216 near the Calais ferry terminal (Illustrative photo).
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS – The accident occurred in the middle of the night. This Friday, November 17, several migrants died after being mowed down by a truck on a road near Calais (Pas-de-Calais). Several injuries were also reported.
This new drama involving around fifteen migrants, according to BFMTV, took place on the RN216, near the Calais ferry terminal shortly after midnight.
And if the AFP mentions “ circumstances still unclear », several media outlets claim that the migrants involved in the accident were walking on the emergency lane, where several motorway sections intersect (the A16, the A26 and the A216).
The latest report from the authorities shows two dead and four injured. Among them, a migrant is still in absolute emergency this Friday, according to France Bleu. The other three were only slightly injured. The victims are all men of Kurdish origin, according to Actu.fr citing a police source.
The fleeing driver
Marc Alègre, representative of the SGP Police union, also told France 3 Hauts-de-France that “the vehicle causing the accident, a covered truck, did not stop”. Information confirmed to the media by a member of the Utopia 56 association, who arrived quickly on site after being warned by one of the victims. “When our team arrived on site, the truck was no longer present. »
This road accident has already led to the opening of an investigation into aggravated manslaughter, “ entrusted to the Boulogne-sur-Mer public prosecutor’s office » as specified by the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) of Pas-de-Calais. And according to Marc Alègre, the driver is still actively sought.
Friday morning, the traffic lanes of the RN 216 were neutralized for two hours before traffic returned to normal.
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