{"id":20958,"date":"2026-05-26T17:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=20958"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:14:48","slug":"poizd-schkilnyi-mikroavtobus-belgiia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/poizd-schkilnyi-mikroavtobus-belgiia\/","title":{"rendered":"Train rammed into school minibus in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">In the Belgian city of Bouggenhout, a train collided with a school minibus at a railway crossing, killing four people, including two children with special needs. The barriers at the level crossing were lowered, but the minibus crossed the tracks, leading to the tragedy. An investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ai-tldr\">\n<h2>Briefly about the main points<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In Belgium, a train collided with a school minibus at a railway crossing.<\/li>\n<li>Two children with special needs and two adults - a driver and an attendant - were killed.<\/li>\n<li>The barriers at the crossing were lowered during the accident.<\/li>\n<li>An official investigation into the circumstances of the accident has been launched.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Circumstances of the accident at a railway crossing in Belgium<\/h2>\n<p>In the town of Buggenhout, 23 kilometres from Brussels, a train collided with a school minibus at a railway crossing. Four people were killed in the accident: two students aged 12 and 15 with special needs, the minibus driver, aged 49, and a 27-year-old chaperone. The minibus was carrying seven students to school.<\/p>\n<h2>Railway crossing condition and safety<\/h2>\n<p>According to the police, the barriers at the crossing were down at the time of the accident, but the minibus crossed the tracks, resulting in a collision with the train. The driver applied emergency braking, but the impact was extremely strong. The train's passengers, about a hundred in number, were not seriously injured.<\/p>\n<h2>Reaction of the authorities and society<\/h2>\n<p>The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident to establish how the minibus ended up at the closed crossing. The European Commission has expressed its condolences to the families of the victims. Belgium's railway infrastructure has a history of accidents at level crossings, with 36 people killed in 168 accidents since 2021.<\/p>\n<h2>The significance of the accident for railway safety in Europe<\/h2>\n<p>This tragedy draws attention to the safety issues at railway level crossings, especially in regions with a dense network of tracks. An analysis of previous incidents shows the need to strengthen controls and safety equipment. The Belgian authorities and the European Union plan to consider additional measures to reduce the number of such accidents in the future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0423 \u0431\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0433\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0456 \u0411\u0443\u0433\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0433\u0430\u0443\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0457\u0437\u0434 \u0437\u0456\u0442\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0441\u044f \u0437 \u0448\u043a\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043c \u043c\u0456\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0441\u043e\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0456\u0437\u043d\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0457\u0437\u0434\u0456, \u0432\u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u043e\u043a \u0447\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0443\u043b\u0438 \u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043e \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0435\u0439, \u0437\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0430 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