Belgian train drivers strike after deadly crash

Belgian train drivers went on strike over safety concerns after the collision of two rush-hour trains outside Brussels, Belgium. The crash killed 18 and injured 100.


A photo of the crash is shown above.

One of the trains apparently failed to stop at a red light and hit the other at high speed.

The train line involved is fitted with a security system designed to halt trains automatically at a stop sign.

However one of the trains was not equipped with the system, according to Marc Descheemaecker, a senior official for the SNCB national rail service.

The driver of one of the trains was killed in the crash. Investigators are waiting to interview the surviving driver who was badly injured in the crash.

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