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Four people killed in Belgium in train and school bus collision
Two children among dead after incident at level crossing near town of Buggenhout in Flanders
TL;DR
- Four people, including two children aged 15 and 12, died when a school minibus collided with a train.
- The victims also included a 27-year-old chaperone and the 49-year-old bus driver.
- Five other children on the bus were seriously injured and taken to hospital.
- The crash happened at a level crossing in Buggenhout, Flanders, when the bus reportedly tried to cross against a red light and lowered barriers.
- The train, carrying about 100 people, was travelling from Bruges to Buggenhout; no passengers on the train were injured.
- Belgium has a history of level crossing accidents, though the trend has been declining, with Infrabel working to remove them.