Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned

Five migrants trying to get to Britain on a small boat suffocated due to the mass of people already on board, French investigators have said. The scene in northern France as migrants try to board boats Once the migrants were in the boat, the officers said there was nothing more they could do A dingy crammed with migrants was seen arriving in Dover, escorted by a French warship Three search-and-rescue SAMU helicopters were scouring the sea for survivors It was escorted by a French warship, while a lifeboat and a Border Force cutter picked it up as it crossed the channel Guirec Le Bras, the port town's prosecutor, said an enquiry has been launched into 'manslaugher, criminal association, and the assistance of foreigners in an irregular situation'. An emergency SAMU air ambulance was one of three that responded to the tragedy A police officer looks on in Wimereux, near Calais, after migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel Rescue boats were Emergency workers rushed to the sea in a bid to save migrants who got in trouble while trying to cross the Channel It is thought the small boat was launched from Wimereux in northern France, between Boulogne and Calais He said: 'We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings. It was one of four that French police stopped from launching The furious Mayor of Wimereux Jean-Luc Dubaele said the latest tragedy was all the fault of the British The regional governor of the Calais region, Prefet Jacques Billant, condemned the human traffickers who packed the morning's victims into the boat Footage showed scores of people running towards the sea as they tried to beat back the French officers on Wimereux beach in northern France early yesterday morning.