2010-02-15 08:53:16 - Vehicle Accident - Belgium EDIS CODE: VI-20100215-24942-BEL Date & Time: 2010-02-15 08:53:16 [UTC] Area: Belgium, Wallonia, , Halle Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Two passenger trains collided on Monday in the Belgian town of Halle, south of Brussels, leaving several people seriously injured and more trapped in the coaches, police reported. The two trains ran into one another head-on approximately one kilometre from Halle station, police in the town said. Several people were "heavily injured," but there was as yet no confirmation of how many. The accident happened during the morning rush hour and after an overnight snowfall.
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