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Four dead after train and school bus collide in Belgium

France 24 · May 26, 2026, 1:06 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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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 s

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Four dead after train and school bus collide in Belgium

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