{"id":3952,"date":"2026-05-26T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/train-collides-with-school-van-in-belgium-killing-four-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:32:06","slug":"train-collides-with-school-van-in-belgium-killing-four-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/train-collides-with-school-van-in-belgium-killing-four-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Train collides with school van in Belgium, killing four"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>BRUSSELS &#8211; A train crashed into a school van at a level-crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday, killing four people including two special needs pupils, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/train-collides-with-school-van-in-belgium-killing-four\/\">Train collides with school van in Belgium, killing four<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The driver and an adult accompanying the pupils also died while two other students were badly injured.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Images in Belgian media showed a white minivan lying on its side near the track, its front badly crumpled.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Transport Minister Jean-Luc Crucke said security camera footage showed the crossing&#8217;s safety barriers had come down.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What could have been a beautiful spring morning suddenly turned into a pitch-black day,&#8221; East Flanders Provincial Deputy Kurt Moens told news outlet VRT NWS.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on X: &#8220;Today, Europe grieves with Belgium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>PAST ACCIDENTS<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred early on Tuesday near Buggenhout station, about 23 kilometres (14 miles) north of Brussels. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/unequivocal-failure-is-christian-pulisic-in-danger-at-ac-milan-after-major-club-overhaul-2\/\">\u2018Unequivocal Failure\u2019-Is Christian Pulisic in Danger at AC Milan After Major Club Overhaul?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The van was carrying seven pupils with special needs to their school, and a chaperone, Belgian federal police spokesperson An Berger said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>RTL quoted a spokesperson for the state railway infrastructure operator, Infrabel, saying that the train driver had applied the emergency brakes but that &#8220;the shock was extremely violent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Belgium, where a dense railway network criss-crosses towns and villages, has a history of accidents at level-crossings.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, 36 people have died in 168 such accidents, according to Infrabel&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Inti Landauro and Charlotte Van Campenhout; editing by Richard Lough and Andrew Cawthorne)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/stephen-a-smiths-first-words-after-knicks-secure-nba-finals-berth\/\">Stephen A. 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