Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France

Three men, woman and child reported dead from vessel said to have been carrying more than 110 people

Five people including a child have died in an attempt to cross the Channel near the town of Wimereux, south of Calais, French authorities have said.

The prefect's office in Pas-de-Calais said that around 5am on Tuesday morning, a small boat carrying more than 110 people" had departed near the Plage des Allemands beach at Wimereux.