A migrant teenager was struck and killed by a freight train while trying to cross over from northern France to Britain through the Channel Tunnel in Calais, France, according to authorities, BBC News reported.
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Numerous people fleeing conflicts and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa gather near the French entrance to the channel tunnel, hoping to find their way into the UK.
A spokesman for Eurotunnel in France said paramedics were called after an unconscious body was found near the railway tracks.
Officials said they believe the teen could be Eritrean or Sudanese. More people died trying to reach the United Kingdom in June and July than during the last six months of 2014.
Previously, Eurotunnel has said migrants are making about 150 attempts to get into the terminal each night, down from a high of about 2,000 earlier in the year.
There has been a fall in intrusion attempts at Eurotunnel’s terminal in Calais after extra security measures were introduced in Europe.
Mashable has reached out to French officials in Calais for further information.
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Britain has committed to taking in 20,000 refugees from Syria, who have started arriving, but from camps outside of Calais, according to the Huffington Post.
