A young migrant died Thursday, October 22 in Calais hospital after being seriously injured in a truck parking area, possibly while trying to climb into a truck for England, AFP learned from the prosecutor on Friday. .
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The victim "
is a young man, but we do not have any identifying information
", told AFP the prosecutor of the Republic of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Guirec Le Bras, confirming information from the daily
La Voices of the North
.
"
He was discovered injured during a police patrol
", Thursday morning around 7:00 am at a roundabout, in this business area where heavy goods vehicles bound for England are parked. he clarified.
"
A crowd of migrants was formed around him
".
An open investigation
Transported to the hospital in serious condition, he died around 4:00 p.m.
“
The exact cause of death is not yet determined, but the area is known to be a place where migrants seek to enter trucks,
” the prosecutor continued.
An investigation was opened in "
search of the causes of death
", and "
an autopsy and investigations
" will be carried out to clarify the circumstances of the tragedy.
At the end of September, a Sudanese miner had already died in Marck (Pas-de-Calais), a town bordering Calais, while trying to get into a semi-trailer around 5 am.
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"
Almost five years after the dismantling of the
Calais
“
jungle
”, hundreds of migrants are still present in Calais and on the coast of northern France, including many families, in the hope of making their way to England.
Faced with the ever-increasing lockdown of access to ferries and the Eurotunnel, attempts to cross by sea have increased significantly from the end of 2018, but some migrants, especially the most penniless, continue to try to cross aboard the trains. trucks.
