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BELGIUM

4 dead as train hits school bus

A train hit a school minibus killing four people, including two children, in a "horrific accident" in northern Belgium, authorities said on Tuesday. Another five schoolchildren were injured in the crash at a railway crossing in Buggenhout, about 25 kilometers northwest of Brussels. "A tragic collision between a train and a school bus took place in Buggenhout this morning," Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prevot wrote on X. "Four people have been killed, including two children." The commuter train remained halted on the tracks as forensic teams examined the site. Prime Minister Bart De Wever posted on social media that he was "deeply moved by the horrific accident". "My thoughts go out to the affected families," he said.