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Halle train collision
The Halle train collision (also known as the Buizingen train collision) was a collision between two NMBS/SNCB Passenger Trains carrying a combined 250–300 people in Buizingen, in the municipality of Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, on 15 February 2010. The accident occurred in snowy conditions at 08:28 CET (07:28 UTC), during rush hour, on railway line 96 (Brussels–Quévy) about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from Brussels between "P-train" E3678 from Leuven to
killing 19. The fire after the collision lasts nearly six hours.
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