SEND — Live News A chef on board a Eurotunel train narrowly escaped being killed...

Published: 7:45 pm October 23, 2021
Updated: 4:00 pm March 8, 2026
Chef Narrowly Escapes Death After Pantograph Smashes Through  Train Windscreen Causing Hours Of Delays For Thousands

A chef on board a Eurotunel train narrowly escaped being killed today after aEurotunel train ripped out 400 metres of overhead cabling whilst on route to France we can reveal.

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A shaken worker was nearly killed after the pantograph got caught and was ripped off and smashed through the roof of the restaurant car onboard revealed a Eurotunel  staff member who asked not to be named.  They have had to send down emergency teams to earth the damaged cable and carry out emergency works to fix the damage the bloke involved is lucky to be alive. 

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