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UK-bound migrant is electrocuted ‘in ball of flames’ after climbing onto train at Eurostar station in Paris

A MIGRANT heading for the UK was electrocuted in a “ball of flame” after climbing on top of a Eurostar train and getting struck by an overhead cable.

The man ran across the train tracks at a Paris station on Thursday evening before he was killed in the tragic accident.

The unidentified man died after climbing on top of a Eurostar train bound for England

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The unidentified man died after climbing on top of a Eurostar train bound for EnglandCredit: AFP

A police source said: “He got on to the roof of Eurostar wagon that was motionless.

“He had earlier been seen crossing nearby tracks, apparently not realising how dangerous the situation was.”

In a horrifying scene that was captured by CCTV cameras, the man was electrocuted by an overhead wire.

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