Calais 'jungle' migrant dies after hit by lorry

3/31/2016 3:38:07 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Agents dismantled shelters on February 29 2016 in the "jungle" migrants and refugeescampin Calais northern France.AFP / PHILIPPE HUGUEN

Calais:An Afghan migrant who was living in the infamous Calais "Jungle" camp died Thursday after being hit by a lorry on the outskirts of the French port regional authorities said.

Paramedics reached the 22-year-old around 6:00 am local time (0400 GMT) but could not resuscitate him the Pas-de-Calais authorities said in a statement.

"The lorry which was travelling in the direction Calais-Dunkirk drove away from the scene and we are searching for the driver" the statement said.

Since June of last year some 20 migrants have died in the Calais region as they attempt to reach England via the Channel Tunnel.

Around 3500 migrants currently live in the Calais "Jungle" according to the latest official figures after riot police demolished the southern part of the camp this month.

AFP

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