They were hallucinatory images: the collision between a train and a scheduled bus in Veldegem in November last year. The bus had fallen on the tracks. The bus driver was able to evacuate all school children on time.
Spokesperson Infrabel Frédéric Petit: “If you look at the figures of 2024. First nationally. Then there were 30 accidents throughout Belgium, with 5 fatalities and 9 injured. That is even less than the year before. That is historically low Well, every accident is too many.
If we look at West Flanders, there were 4 accidents last year, in which no victims were fell. And of those 4 accidents, there was one in the port of Zeebrugge. “