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Train hits school bus in Belgium, multiple injuries reported

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A school bus collided with a train in Belgium on Tuesday morning, resulting in multiple injuries.
  • One person required life-saving treatment following the accident near Buggenhout.
  • Emergency services responded to the scene, and train traffic on the affected route was temporarily suspended.

A school bus was struck by a train in Belgium on Tuesday morning, causing multiple injuries and prompting a significant emergency response. The collision occurred around 8:15 a.m. at a railway crossing in the province of East Flanders.

According to local media reports, at least one person received life-saving treatment at the scene. Geert Hermans, the mayor of Buggenhout, confirmed the severity of the situation. Video footage from the location showed numerous emergency vehicles attending to the aftermath of the crash.

The vehicle involved was a minibus used for school transport. While several individuals sustained injuries, the Belgian national railway company, SNCB, reported that no one on the train was harmed. The exact number of injured individuals remains unconfirmed.

Authorities have temporarily halted train traffic along the affected route as investigations into the cause of the accident begin. The specific circumstances leading to the collision are still under investigation.

One person has received life-saving treatment.

· Geert HermansMayor of Buggenhout, confirming the severity of injuries.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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