Official says deaths – and dozens of injuries – were probably caused by crushing on boat carrying 105 people
A 10-year-old child and two women died attempting to cross the Channel on Monday, French authorities have said.
Their deaths and the injuries of dozens of others in a large dinghy were probably caused by crushing, according to a French official.
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