Collision at Buggenhout Level Crossing Kills Four

Train collision at Buggenhout, Belgium, May 26: minibus with children struck by train.
Four dead: two teenagers, bus driver, and an adult.
Minibus carried nine people, seven secondary school-aged.
Train had 100 passengers, none injured.
Safety systems (warning lights, barriers) failed to stop minibus entering tracks.
Belgium's level-crossing fatalities declined since 2020 per Infrabel.
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