A devastating accident in northern Belgium occurred when a train struck a school minibus at a railway crossing, resulting in the deaths of four people, including two children. Five others were injured in the collision.

Four people, including two children, were killed and five others injured after a train struck a school minibus at a railway crossing in northern Belgium on Tuesday. Authorities described the collision in Buggenhout, near Brussels, as a “horrific accident”, with investigators probing the cause of the deadly crash.