巴黎-一辆载有卡车司机的小型公共汽车在繁忙的街道上撞上了一辆运送车辆的火车英法海底隧道周四在法国和英国之间，造成19人受伤，并短暂中断了跨海峡交通，法语权威人士说。
该地区管理局或县在一份声明中说，小巴正朝着隧道入口行驶，突然偏离轨道，撞上了穿梭列车的侧面。
两人因伤势严重但不危及生命而住院，另有17人受轻伤。小巴司机是受伤者之一。
大约200名紧急救援人员和其他人员赶到现场。当局说，通过隧道的车辆穿梭服务暂停了90分钟，直到傍晚才逐渐恢复。欧洲之星客运列车和货运服务未受影响。
当地官员Agathe Cury告诉记者，受伤的受害者来自多个国家，相关领事馆已经得到通知。她没有具体说明是哪些国家。
Cury说，所有受伤的人都在小巴上，而且都是男性。
她补充说，坠机原因尚不清楚，调查正在进行中。
在法国媒体上播放的评论中，Cury说，这是第一次火车在装载区发生撞车事故，这些火车在英吉利海峡下穿梭。事故发生在加来附近的科库勒斯镇的隧道入口处。
该隧道于1994年开通，去年承载了340万辆汽车，以及数百万名欧洲之星乘客。
Minibus slams into Channel Tunnel shuttle train， injuring 19 and halting service
PARIS --A minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a train transporting vehicles through the busyChannel Tunnelbetween France and England on Thursday， injuring 19 people and briefly disrupting cross-Channel traffic，Frenchauthorities said．
The minibus was heading toward the tunnel entrance when it veered off course and struck the side of the shuttle train， the regional administration， or prefecture， said in a statement．
Two people were hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening injuries， while 17 others sustained minor injuries． The minibus driver was among those hurt．
About 200 emergency responders and other personnel rushed to the scene． Vehicle shuttle service through the tunnel was suspended for 90 minutes before gradually resuming by late evening， authorities said． Eurostar passenger trains and freight services were unaffected．
The injured victims were of multiple nationalities， and the relevant consulates have been notified， local official Agathe Cury told reporters． She did not specify which countries．
All those injured had been aboard the minibus， and all are men， Cury said．
The reason for the crash is unclear and an investigation is underway， she added．
In remarks shown on French media， Cury said it was the first time a crash has occurred at the loading area for the trains that shuttle vehicles under the Channel． The crash happened at the entrance to the tunnel in the town of Coquelles near Calais．
The tunnel， which opened in 1994， carried 3．4 million vehicles last year， along with millions of Eurostar passengers．
