May 26, 2026 10:42 PM
Belgian train hits school minivan, killing four including pupils
A train crashed into a school minivan at a level-crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday, killing four people including two special needs pupils, authorities said. As well as the 12- and 15-year-old students, the crash killed the minibus driver aged 49, a female chaperone aged 27, and seriously injured five other schoolboys, said the local prosecutor's office which opened an investigation. At the scene, a white minivan lay on its side near the track, its front badly crumpled. Po...