News / Fears for truckers' lives as violence from Calais migrants seems beyond French police control

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Violence stemming from the Calais migrant crisis plumbed new depths this week with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) repeating warnings that the increasing use of force by migrants attempting to board UK-bound trucks could result in the death of a driver.

This followed the latest rock throwing incident in which a truck operated by Irish haulage firm Virginia International Logistics passed over evidence of the damage to its windscreen to FTA Ireland.

Neil McDonnell, General Manager of FTAI, said: “We understand the ...