The tragic accident involving a school bus and a train in Buggenhout is being followed by numerous international media, even in the United States.
Journalist at HLN
Images show the badly damaged minivan, two children and two adults did not survive the impact
In our neighboring countries, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom, the latest developments are reported by all major media. The British channel ‘Sky News’ and the newspaper ‘The Guardian’, like HLN, report in a live blog.
But the drama is also receiving attention in Europe and even beyond. ‘Al Jazeera’ and the ‘Hindustan Times’, one of India’s largest newspapers, among others, pay attention to it. The news has also been picked up in Latin America.
Major American news channels such as ‘CNN’ and ‘CBS News’ are now also reporting about it.
News agency ‘Reuters’ notes that our country has a dense railway network that crosses cities and towns. Accidents at railway crossings are even more common. “Five people were killed in such accidents in 2025, rail infrastructure manager Infrabel reports on its website. That is the lowest number since 2020,” according to ‘Reuters’.
Four dead
Four people were killed this morning in the collision between a school bus and a train in Buggenhout, East Flanders, according to Minister of Mobility Jean-Luc Crucke (Les Engagés). This concerns the driver, the supervisor and two teenagers.
