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| Boy dies near Channel Tunnel entrance | |
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| A teenager, thought to be from east Africa, has been killed by a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais, officials have said. | A teenager, thought to be from east Africa, has been killed by a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais, officials have said. |
| The boy is thought to have been 15-17 years old. | |
| A spokesman for Eurotunnel in France said paramedics were called after someone was found unconscious near the railway tracks on Wednesday night. | |
| He is the 11th person to have died in or near the tunnel while trying to reach Britain since late June. | |
| In recent weeks there has been a fall in intrusion attempts at Eurotunnel's Calais terminal, following the introduction of new security measures. |