Train hits school minivan in Belgium, killing four including pupils
At the scene, a white minivan lay on its side near the track, its front badly crumpled.
Black News 
A train crashed into a school minivan at a level-crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday, killing four people including two special needs pupils, authorities said.
As well as the 12 and 15-year-old students, the crash killed the driver aged 49 and a female chaperone aged 27, said the local prosecutor’s office which opened an investigation.
“What could have been a beautiful spring morning suddenly turned into a pitch-black day,” East Flanders Provincial Deputy Kurt Moens told news outlet VRT NWS.
At the scene, a white minivan lay on its side near the track, its front badly crumpled.
Police spokesperson An Berger said the crossing’s safety barriers were down when the accident happened. It was unclear how the van got through the barriers and into the path of the train, whose 100-odd passengers did not suffer any major injuries.
“The van came from Kerkhofstraat, a road running parallel to the railway line, and turned left toward Vierhuizen, crossing the railway at a point that was closed at the time. The van was hit by ‹an oncoming train,” Berger said.
