Four people killed after minibus collides with train in Belgium
Four people were killed when a minibus carrying nine people drove through closed crossing barriers and collided with a train in Belgium, Al Jazeera reported. The crash happened during the morning rush hour.
Four people were killed in Belgium when a minibus carrying nine people drove through closed level-crossing barriers and collided with a train, Al Jazeera reported. The crash happened during the morning rush hour.
Authorities are providing information on the condition of the other passengers and the number of injured. Emergency crews were sent to the scene, and rail traffic on the line was disrupted for a time.
Investigators are examining how the minibus passed the closed barriers. Early findings have raised questions about crossing safety, and an official inquiry is under way.
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