Train crashes into school bus in Buggenhout, Belgium, killing at least four

Four people, including two children, were killed when a passenger train hit a minibus at a crossing near Buggenhout, Belgium, during the morning rush.

A train crashed into a mini school bus in Belgium, killing at least four people, officials said. Aruna Iyengar with BBC, a CBS News partner, has the latest.

The cause of the crash that killed two children was not immediately clear, as footage showed the safety barrier down and lights flashing at the crossing.

Four people, including two children were killed in northern Belgium on May 26 when a train hit a school minibus. Camera footage from the level crossing shows that it was closed at the time of the accident, with the barriers down. The investigation into how the school vehicle got onto the tracks is underway. Condolences have poured in from across the European continent, including from European Commission President Ursula on der Leyen, who said "Europe grieved with Belgium."

Five children were taken to hospital in a serious condition after the crash at a level crossing in Buggenhout

A train hit a school minibus in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on the morning of May 26, with at least four people killed, including two children. The cause of the crash is not immediately clear, neither is the reason why the bus was on the tracks. Belgium's rail agency says footage from the scene shows barriers at the crossing had been closed and a red light was showing when the incident happened. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating has more from the ground.

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. Investigators are questioning witnesses and checking for images from cameras mounted nearby. “What we do know is that the barrier was closed and the red light was on,” she said. A spokesperson for Belgian rail operator Infrabel said that the train was estimated to be traveling at about 120 kilometers per hour as it approached the crossing and had “no time to brake.” “The impact was extremely violent,” the spokesman, Frédéric Sacré, told RTBF public broadca

Four people, including two children, were killed and five others injured after a train struck a school minibus at a railway crossing in northern Belgium on Tuesday. Authorities described the collision in Buggenhout, near Brussels, as a “horrific accident”, with investigators probing the cause of the deadly crash.

Two children among dead after incident at level crossing near town of Buggenhout in FlandersEurope – latest updatesAn investigation is under way after four people, including two children, were killed when a school minibus collided with a train in northern Belgium.Five children were injured in the crash at a level crossing near the small town of Buggenhout in Flanders on Tuesday. Continue reading...

‘My deepest condolences go out to the victims’ families and their loved ones.’

The incident happened at a level crossing during the morning rush hour near the town of Buggenhout, 20 miles north-west of Brussels.

Train crashes into school minibus in Belgiums Buggenhout killed

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.

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According to Belgian media, the pupils on the bus came from a school for children with learning disabilities.

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A police spokeswoman told the media that seven children, a supervisor and a driver were aboard the minibus.

A train has crashed into a school bus near a town close to Brussels, killing at least four people, including two children.

A train has crashed into a school bus near a town close to Brussels, killing at least four people, including two teenagers.

A Belgian government minister said two young teenagers and two adults were killed in the crash on Tuesday, in a small town outside Brussels.

Four people, including two teenagers, were killed in Belgium on Tuesday when a train crashed into a school bus on a level crossing near the town of Buggenhout, RTL TV reported, citing Transport Minister Jean-Luc Crucke. The victims also included the bus driver and an adult accompanying the pupils, ⁠RTL quoted Crucke as saying. Two other people were ‌also severely injured. The accident occurred early on Tuesday at a ‌level crossing near Buggenhout station, about 23km (14 miles) from Brussels....

Belgium emergency services were deployed on 26 May after a train collided with a school minibus at a level crossing in Buggenhout, in East Flanders, killing several people and seriously injuring others.

Tragedy strikes in Belgium as a train collides with a school minibus, resulting in multiple fatalities among children. Eyewitness accounts reveal the devastating aftermath of this horrific accident.

The incident happened at around 0608 GMT when a minibus was struck by a train that was due to stop at the next station, about a kilometre away.

Belgium's interior minister says a train crashed into a school bus in the town of Buggenhout leaving an unspecified number of people injured, with reports of fatalities.

A collision between a train and a school bus in the Belgian town of Buggenhout has killed several people, local media reports.

A collision between a train and a school bus in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday morning killed several people, a source told Reuters. The accident occurred early on Tuesday at a level-crossing about 1 kilometer from Buggenhout station. Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said in a post on X that “it is with deep […]

A source told Reuters that the crash took place in the town of Buggenhout on Tuesday morning

Four people, including two children aged 12 and 15, have died after a train hit a school bus in northern Belgium.

Several people have died after a train hit a school bus in northern Belgium, officials have said.

A collision ‌between a ​train ​and a ⁠school ​bus ​in the Belgian ​town ​of Buggenhout ‌on ⁠Tuesday morning killed ​several ​people, ⁠a ​source ​on ⁠the ground ⁠told ​Reuters.