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Catastrophic Collision: When a High-Speed Train Hits a Minibus in Buggenhout, Belgium The impact was extremely violent. In an instant, what should have been a routine morning rush hour in Buggenhout, Belgium, turned into one of the worst rail accidents in the country’s history. A train traveling at 120 kph (75 mph) collided with a minibus carrying nine people—most of them children. The force of 80,000-plus pounds of locomotive steel against a lightweight transport van left a scene of utter devastation: four people are dead, including two children aged 12 and 15, while five other children fight for their lives in serious condition. At Attorney911, we see the ripple effects of these tragedies every day. Whether a crash happens in Buggenhout or right here on the tracks crossing through Killeen, Texas, the legal and emotional aftermath for the families involved is overwhelming. When a high-speed train hits a smaller vehicle, there is no “fair fight.” The physics of the collision—where a locomotive can be thousands of times heavier than a van—means the occupants of the smaller vehicle have almost no chance of escaping without catastrophic or fatal injuries. If you are facing the aftermath of a commercial vehicle or rail…