Buggenhout, Belgium, May 26, 2026 (AFP) - Four dead after train hits school bus in Belgium

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2026-05-26

A train hit a school minibus killing four people, including two children, in a "horrific accident" in northern Belgium, authorities said on Tuesday. Another five schoolchildren were injured in the crash at a railway crossing in Buggenhout, a Dutch-speaking municipality about 25 kilometres (15 miles) northwest of Brussels. "A tragic collision between a train and a school bus took place in Buggenhout this morning. Four people have been killed, in......

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