RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Belgium - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-15, 08:51:35 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100215-24942-BEL Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-15 at 10:04:29 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Belgium Wallonia Halle Number of Deads: 20 person(s) Situation: Two trains crashed head-on outside Brussels on Monday, killing at least 20 people, officials and Belgian broadcaster VRT said. The passenger trains collided near Halle, 15 km (9 miles) southwest of Brussels at around 8:30 a.m. (0730 GMT). VRT quoted the mayor of Halle as saying 20 people had been killed, but local officials and the train line operator Infrabel were unable to immediately confirm that figure. "There are indeed dead," an Infrabel spokesman said, but would not say how many. Television pictures showed the two trains crushed against each other, their fronts raised into the air. Train services, including the high-speed line between Brussels and Paris, have been suspended for the day. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu