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Geert Hermans

  • Jun 26

    King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attend memorial for Buggenhout school bus crash victims one month on

    King Philippe and Queen Mathilde joined 225 mourners inside Sint-Martinus church in Buggenhout on Friday evening for a ceremony remembering the four people killed when a school bus was struck by a train at a level crossing on 26 May.

  • May 26

    Tragedy in Belgium: School Bus Hit by Train at Level Crossing, Four Dead Including Two Teens

    A morning collision between a train and a school bus at a level crossing in Buggenhout, Flanders, resulted in at least four fatalities, including two adolescents. The bus was carrying students from a special education institution.

  • May 26

    School Bus Hit by Train at Belgian Level Crossing: At Least Four Dead, Including Two Teenagers

    A train struck a school minibus at a level crossing in Buggenhout, East Flanders, on Monday morning, killing at least four people including two teenagers. The exact circumstances remain under investigation.

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