4 dead, 5 hurt in crash between train and school bus in Belgium
A tragic collision between a train and a school minibus in Buggenhout, Belgium, resulted in four fatalities, including two children. Five other children were injured and taken to the hospital in serious condition. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the accident, which occurred at a level crossing during the morning rush hour.
- ▪The crash occurred at a railroad crossing in Buggenhout, Belgium.
- ▪Four people died, including the minibus driver, an escort, and two children.
- ▪Five children were injured and hospitalized in serious condition.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 4 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Four dead after train and school bus collide in Belgium — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Train hits school minivan in Belgium, killing four including pupils — r/news
- ▪ Four people killed in Belgium in train and school bus collision — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Several dead after train hits school bus in Belgium — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Breaking: School bus hit by train in Belgium, several people killed — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Train hits school bus in Belgium, several victims: Minister — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Belgium train collision with school bus has killed several people: report — New York Post
- ▪ Belgium train collision with school bus has killed several people, source says - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Train hits school bus in Belgium, several feared dead — Times of India — Top
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A police officer walks at the scene of a collision between a train and a school minibus at a railroad crossing in Buggenhout, Belgium, Tuesday (local time). EPA-Yonhap A crash between a bus and a train traveling at high speed in northern Belgium killed four people, including two children, and injured five other children, prosecutors said Tuesday.The injured children were taken to the hospital in a serious condition, spokeswoman Lisa De Wilde said at a news conference. The accident happened at a level crossing during the morning rush hour near the town of Buggenhout, about 30 kilometers northwest of the capital, Brussels.De Wilde said that the dead included the driver of the minibus and an escort as well as two children. She said that the cause of the accident had not been established.
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