A couple and their child have also reportedly been taken to hospital following a Channel crossing attempt

Lille, France: Two migrants died overnight while trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said Saturday, adding that some 60 others had been rescued. The…

The female migrants died while a further 60 were rescued after 100 squeezed into an overcrowded makeshift boat on Saturday morning off the coast near Neufchatel-Hardelot.

French authorities say about 100 people were attempting to reach the UK on a makeshift boat