Four Dead, Including Two Teenagers, After Train Collides with School Bus in Belgium

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Four Dead, Including Two Teenagers, After Train Collides with School Bus in Belgium

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Four Dead, Including Two Teenagers, After Train Collides with School Bus in Belgium

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Four people, including two teenagers, killed in a train collision with a school bus in Belgium.
Accident occurred at a level crossing in Buggenhout during the morning rush hour.
Eyewitness reports indicate that the crossing barriers were closed at the time of the crash.

A devastating collision between a train and a school minibus in Buggenhout, Belgium, on Tuesday morning has resulted in the deaths of four people, including two teenagers aged 12 and 15, and injuries to five others, according to Reuters, CBS News, and BBC.

The accident occurred around 8:08 AM at a level crossing where police confirmed that the barriers were down and a red light was showing, as stated by the Belgian interior minister India Times and South China Morning Post.

Rescue operations unfolded quickly amid chaotic scenes, with images showing the mangled bus lying overturned by the tracks, and reports indicated that the train was traveling at approximately 120 km/h when it struck the minibus, according to Channel News Asia and Los Angeles Times.