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Belgium: Train collides with school bus, several dead
Key takeaways
- A train has crashed into a school bus near a town close to Brussels, killing at least four people, including two teenagers.
- The victims also included the bus driver and an adult accompanying the children, according to RTL TV, which cited Transport Minister Jean-Luc Crucke.
- Crucke said two other people were severely injured in the accident, which occurred on a level crossing near the town of Buggenhout, some 23 kilometers (about 14 miles) from the capital, Brussels.
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A train has crashed into a school bus near a town close to Brussels, killing at least four people, including two teenagers.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EKOf At least four people are reported to have died in the collision Image: Bert Van Den Broucke/Photo News/IMAGOAdvertisement At least four people, including two teenagers, were killed when a train collided with a school minibus carrying seven children in northern Belgium on Tuesday, officials said.
The victims also included the bus driver and an adult accompanying the children, according to RTL TV, which cited Transport Minister Jean-Luc Crucke.
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