Rail service between Sint-Joris-Weert (Flemish Brabant) and Ottignies (Walloon Brabant) have been suspended after a train collided with a car on a level crossing at Wavre, in Walloon Brabant. The 5 people that were in the car were able to get themselves to safety in time and only one of them was slightly injured.
Rail services suspended between Sint- Jooris-Weert and Ottignies after train hits car on level crossing
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The accident happened at around 7:45am on Friday. A car with 5 people on board had got stuck on a level crossing in the Walloon Brabant town of Wavre. The car’s drivers and the passengers first tried to push the car away from the track. However, suddenly a train sped towards them and they jumped to safety
The accident has led to the suspension of all rail services between Sint-Joris-Weert and Ottignies in both directions. The emergency services and the rail Infrastructure management company Infrabel are at the scene. A replacement bus service is in operation. The train that was involved in Friday morning’s accident was travelling from Leuven (Flemish Brabant) to Charleroi (Hainaut).