Rail accident

Halle train collision

15 Feb 2010 · 50.74° N, 4.25° E

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When
15 Feb 2010
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
50.74° N, 4.25° E
Description
train wreck
Deaths
18
Injured
162

Halle train collision

2010 Belgian train wreck

The Halle train collision was a collision between two NMBS/SNCB passenger trains carrying a combined 250 to 300 people in Buizingen, in the municipality of Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, on 15 February 2010. The crash occurred in snowy conditions at 08:28 CET (07:28 UTC), during rush hour, on railway line 96 (Brussels–Quévy) about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Brussels between P-train E3678 from Leuven to Braine-le-C…

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