ALERT: Belgium- At Least One Dead and 20 Injured after Train Derailment Near Brussels (February 19, 2017)

February 19, 2017

A train derailment occurred as a passenger train departed Leuven station for Brussels, leaving at least one person dead and another estimated 20 injured, although BBC reports that the number of casualties is not clear.

According to BBC:

At least one person has been killed and about 20 injured when a train carriage fell on to its side following a derailment close to the Belgian capital Brussels, railway officials say.

The accident happened as the train was departing Leuven station at a slow speed heading towards the capital.

Emergency services are at the scene. The number of casualties is unclear.

Photos on the internet showed one damaged carriage on its side next to a downwards slope.

Services between Leuven and Brussels have been suspended, officials say.

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