One killed as passenger train derails near Brussels

One killed as passenger train derails near Brussels

The train jumped the tracks shortly after leaving the Leuven station

One person is dead and 20 are injured after a passenger train derailed close to Brussels.

The train jumped the tracks shortly after departing from the station in Leuven, 12 miles east of the Belgian capital.

Images from the scene show one of the carriages lying on its side, as rescue workers and emergency crews rushed to the scene.

Leuven mayor Louis Tobback said the person who died was most likely not on the train itself, but was caught on or near the rails.

Two of those injured were reported to be in a serious condition. Mr Tobback said most were only slightly hurt.

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Prime Minister Charles Michel had arrived at the scene, reports said.

Image: Emergency crews rush to the scene of the train crash. Pic: Enex

Reports said the Brussels-bound train was travelling at a low speed since it had just left the station.

Services between Leuven and Brussels were suspended.

Authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the derailing, which was not immediately known.</s>At least one person was killed and dozens were injured when a train derailed coming out of Leuven railway station in Belgium on February 18, according to local reports citing officials. Reports said the person killed was not a passenger on the train.

Start the conversation, or Read more at The Mercury.</s>One person has died and 19 others injured after a passenger train derailed in Leuven (Louvain) in Belgium.

The train was on its way to De Panne when it derailed, just outside the station.

It is unclear how the train came off the rails.</s>A passenger train has derailed on the way from Leuven to Brussels in Belgium, killing at least one person and leaving up to 25 people injured, according to local media reports.The Leuven fire department has confirmed to local media that two people are in critical condition and 23 others have been injured. 14 people have already been transferred to local hospitals for treatment.Leuven mayor Louis Tobback told VTM . "A judicial inquiry should determine what that person was doing there," he added."The train derailed around 13:20 hours at the departure from the station of Leuven, in the transition area a few hundred meters past the platform," a spokesman for Belgium's railway company, Infrabel, told De Standaard It is also reported that there were between 50 and 60 passengers on the train.Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel took to Twitter en route to the scene of the crash site to thank the emergency services."Condolences to victims and family members of the train accident in #Leuven. Thanks to the emergency services for rapid intervention," Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Twitter.</s>One person has died and at least 20 more are injured after a passenger train derailed in Belgium.

The train came off the tracks outside Leuven station, about 16 miles from Brussels, and fell down an embankment.

The local major confirmed one person has been killed and emergency services say about 20 more are injured.

The severity of their injuries is not known.

Local media report the train was on its way to De Panne and had just left the station in Leuven.

Pictures from the scene show the train derailed and a wagon lying beside the track.

A large emergency service presence is now at the scene.</s>One person has died and 20 others injured after a passenger train derailed in Leuven (Louvain) in Belgium.

The train was on its way to De Panne when it derailed, just outside the station.

It is unclear how the train came off the rails.

The Belgian prime minister, writing on Twitter, offered his condolences for the family of those involved, and said thank you to the emergency services.</s>The wreckage of a passenger train is seen after it derailed in Kessel-Lo near Leuven, Belgium February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - One person was killed and about 27 injured, three seriously, on Saturday when a carriage toppled onto its side in a train derailment in Belgium, rescue workers said.

Rail operator SNCB said the passenger train bound for Brussels jumped the tracks shortly after leaving the city of Leuven, 25 km (16 miles) east of the capital at about 1.20 p.m. (1220 GMT).

One carriage came to rest on its side part way down a small slope. Rescue services said the person killed was found crushed underneath and did not appear to have been on the train.

Services between Leuven and Brussels were suspended, including some trains heading to the airport. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel attended the scene.</s>One person was killed and about 20 injured, two seriously, on Saturday when a carriage toppled onto its side in a train derailment in Belgium, rescue workers said. Rail operator SNCB said the passenger train bound for Brussels jumped the tracks shortly after leaving the city of Leuven, 25 km east of the capital at about 1.20 p.m. .

Start the conversation, or Read more at The Star Online.</s>One person was killed and about 20 injured, two seriously, on Saturday when a carriage toppled onto its side in a train derailment in Belgium, rescue workers said.

Rail operator SNCB said the passenger train bound for Brussels jumped the tracks shortly after leaving the city of Leuven, 25 km (16 miles) east of the capital at about 1.20 p.m. (1220 GMT).

Pictures posted on the internet showed one carriage had come to rest on its side part way down a small slope.

Services between Leuven and Brussels were suspended, including some trains heading to the airport.</s>A passenger train derailed and flipped on its side Saturday near Brussels, killing one person and injuring up to 20 others, a Belgian official said.

Leuven Mayor Louis Tobback said the person who died in Saturday's accident most likely might not have been on the train itself but caught on or near the rails. The accident occurred early in the afternoon as the train left the Leuven station at slow speed in the direction of Brussels Airport and the Belgian capital.

Photos of the accident showed one passenger car lying on its side. Tobback said most of the injured were only slightly hurt.

All train traffic in and out of Leuven, 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Brussels, was interrupted by the derailing.

Authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the derailing, which was not immediately known.
One person is killed and 20 are injured when a passenger train derails near Leuven, Belgium.