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In a terrifying incident one van driver was confronted by a gang of migrants wielding iron bars who ambushed him by pushing a tree in front of his vehicle. Elsewhere a desperate trucker told how he saw at least 200 migrants being removed from lorries by police in the space of just three hours as the chaotic conditions in the lawless port town continue to deteriorate.

The number of migrants living at the infamous Jungle camp in Calais has rocketed in recent weeks as more and more people look to take advantage of the warmer summer months to sneak into Britain. British van driver Glen Shadbolt revealed how he was ambushed by one mob who threatened him with metal bars and even rolled an entire tree trunk in front of his vehicle to force him to stop.

SWNS Van driver Glen Shadbolt was confronted by migrants who blocked his path with a tree

SWNS The dad-of-one said migrants were mugging motorists behind him

The 39-year-old from Knebworth, in Hertfordshire, told how he managed to escape the trap by driving his 3.5 tonne Sprinter van over the obstacle only to see motorists stuck behind being mugged by the mob. The terrifying incident on a dual carriageway in the French port was captured on his dash-cam on Monday evening as he was returning from Brussels. The father-of-one said: "They were there mugging people. "They were trying to get onto the lorries so they can get into the UK. "In order to do that they stop the cars which creates a traffic jams which gives them the chance to get onto the stationary lorries. "It was really scary. I was quite tired at the time and it definitely woke me up."

At Calais I saw at least 200 migrants taken from trucks in three hours Trucker Tony Henderson

The married man then continued to the port where he discovered a short time later that he had been fortunate to escape the attack unscathed. He said: "In that situation, you have just got to forget about the damage to the vehicle, they're insured, and think about yourself. "I just looked away and ploughed straight through. "I almost ended up hitting one of them, but he got out of the way just in time when he realised I wasn't stopping. "I was just extremely lucky that I was the first one there and I was a in a big vehicle." He added: "If you went over it in a car you could do yourself some serious damage, even go off the road or flip over. "The cars behind me all stopped. They got their windows smashed in and some people got mugged."

AFP The number of migrants in Calais is growing

AFP Most live in the lawless Jungle camp

In a separate incident lorry driver Tony Henderson, who works for Belfast-based firm Blair Transport, revealed how he saw more than 200 migrants being pulled from trucks and arrested by police in just three hours. The trucker revealed how his own truck’s lock and seal were carefully removed and replaced during a recent trip so that 10 migrants could be hidden inside. The incident occurred at a ‘secure’ lorry park 70 miles from Calais, and he only realised what had happened when police at the port spotted that the locks had been tampered with. He said: “This was organised people smuggling – they knew what they were doing. The lock had been carefully cut behind the seal so it wasn’t visible and the lock and seal were then replaced. “At Calais I saw at least 200 migrants taken from trucks in three hours – it’s the worst I’ve ever seen it was just mayhem. They were being marched out in blocks. The French police were doing a great job, and were working flat out. But where does it all stop?”

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