Timeline of tragedies in attempts to reach UK
by Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent from on (#572YA)
People have been struck by cars or trains, suffocated in lorries or drowned in the Channel
The death of a 16-year-old boy found on Sangatte beach is not the first tragedy to arise from attempts to reach the UK.
A significant number of people have died after being hit by cars in northern France as they make their way on foot to reach beaches or ports along the coast, and others have drowned in the Channel, suffocated in lorries or been hit by trains.
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