Four dead after train hits school bus in Belgium

A rescue worker walks past a damaged bus after it was struck by a train at a crossing in Buggenhout, 20km north of Brussels, on May 26, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

BUGGENHOUT, Belgium - Four people, including two children, were killed when a train hit a school minibus carrying in northern Belgium on Tuesday, the country’s deputy prime minister said.

“A tragic collision between a train and a school bus took place in Buggenhout this morning. Four people have been killed, including two children,” Maxime Prevot wrote on X.