8 Killed, 9 Injured as Trains Collide in Belgium
Associated Press
PECROT, Belgium — An empty passenger train traveling on the wrong track crashed into a commuter train Tuesday, killing at least eight people. It was the worst rail accident in Belgium in more than a quarter of a century.
The dead included five passengers, both drivers and another rail official. Nine people were injured.
Rail officials said the accident occurred in this village about 15 miles east of Brussels.
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