Days After Fatal Crash, Driver from Same Company Runs Red Light at Same Crossing

Just days after a tragic bus accident claimed four lives in Buggenhout, Belgium, a driver from the same bus company recklessly drove through a red light at the very same railway crossing. The incident, which occurred while the barriers were descending, has sparked outrage and disbelief.

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Colleagues, with great surprise, anger, and incomprehension, we received a report today of inappropriate and dangerous driving behavior. After the tragic accident this week, on the exact same spot, from the same street, a bus from our company again crossed the railway while the barriers were already descending and the warning lights were flashing red.

According to an internal message from the bus company 't Ros Beiaard, which was shared with the press, the driver's behavior was observed by multiple witnesses. "Colleagues, with great surprise, anger, and incomprehension, we received a report today of inappropriate and dangerous driving behavior," the company's management wrote in the message. "After the tragic accident this week, on the exact same spot, from the same street, a bus from our company again crossed the railway while the barriers were already descending and the warning lights were flashing red."

The company's management did not mince words in condemning the driver's actions. "This defies imagination. This is incomprehensible, irresponsible, and frankly disgusting. We can and will never tolerate such behavior!" the message stated. The incident reportedly took place on Thursday, just two days after the fatal collision between a train and a bus that killed two children, the bus attendant, and the driver.

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This defies imagination. This is incomprehensible, irresponsible, and frankly disgusting. We can and will never tolerate such behavior!

't Ros Beiaard emphasized the universal responsibility of all road users. "Everyone who is on the road carries responsibility – for passengers, for children, and for all other road users. Safety is not a choice, but an absolute obligation! We count on everyone to take their responsibility and strictly respect the traffic rules." The bus company declined to comment when contacted by the press, but their internal message clearly conveys their strong stance against such dangerous conduct.

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Everyone who is on the road carries responsibility – for passengers, for children, and for all other road users. Safety is not a choice, but an absolute obligation! We count on everyone to take their responsibility and strictly respect the traffic rules.