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William Mata

Migrant dies after being electrocuted on roof of Eurostar in effort to journey from Paris to UK

A migrant has reportedly died in trying to get to the UK after being electrocuted in “ball of flame” after he climbed on top of the Eurostar.

The man is said to have been struck on Thursday night at Paris’s Gare du Nord railway station when he came into contact with the overhead cable around 10pm. It was said he had been seen running between platforms 12 and 13. 

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