BREAKING: Eurostar delay chaos as London to Paris trains cancelled leaving passengers stranded

Eurostar travellers were left stranded for up to seven hours yesterday after two people were sadly struck by trains.

Trains running between London St Pancras International and Gare Du Nord in Paris were delayed or cancelled altogether for hours in both directions following the shocking incident - with the operator warning delays and disruptions were to continue into this morning. “Due to two persons struck by trains near Lille Europe, we've delays and cancellations to our services all evening,” Eurostar said in a statement on X, adding: “We apologise to everyone affected and advise changing your journey for a different travel date.”

Services between London and Paris came to a halt shortly after 3pm, and the incident left one train due to arrive in Paris before 6pm still trailing along the tunnels in northern France at 9.45pm, the Telegraph reports. The disruption came after two separate incidents, the first reported to have happened between Lille and Paris and roughly 5pm, and the second between Lille and Arras.

Taking to X this morning, Eurostar warned that while trains will be running, there are a "few cancellations" and "a lot of passengers travelling", it added: "So the situation might still be difficult."

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