A migrant died Thursday February 8, 2024 of an electrocution after climbing onto the roof of a Eurostar train, stopped on a track at the Gare du Nord in Paris. An investigation into the causes of death was opened by the Paris prosecutor's office.

The police established that the victim was a migrant, according to the police source, indicating that the condition of the victim's body did not allow him to be identified. He was “electrified” and died on the spot around 10:30 p.m.