### [2026-05-26](/feed/2026/05/26/index.md)

##### Buggenhout train collision
# Two children and two adults die in a collision between a train and a school but in Buggenhout in northern Belgium. 




### Sources:

1. [RTÉ](https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0526/1575296-school-bus-train-belgium/)

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