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4 people killed as train slams into school minibus in Belgium

Authorities in Belgium say a train slammed into a school minibus at a crossing in the town of Buggenhout, killing at least 4 people including 2 children.

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As of May 26, 2026 at 9:02 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The minibus, carrying nine people, drove through closed crossing barriers during the morning rush hour.
The headline split This source map appears to mix related topics or outlier articles, so Optics should not treat it as a clean same-event wording gap yet.
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Shared tokens are only topic names, not a shared specific event.

Wording differs, but the match is too narrow to read confidently yet.

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Center4 people killed as train slams into school minibus in Belgium

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CBS News WorldNews report · May 26, 6:32 PM

4 people killed as train slams into school minibus in Belgium

Authorities in Belgium say a train slammed into a school minibus at a crossing in the town of Buggenhout, killing at least 4 people including 2 children.

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · May 26, 9:02 PM

Four people killed after minibus collides with train in Belgium

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The minibus, carrying nine people, drove through closed crossing barriers during the morning rush hour.

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BBC WorldNews report · May 26, 5:11 PM

Four killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium

Two schoolchildren, their chaperone and the minibus driver were killed in the crash, says a Belgian minister.

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RTE IrelandNews report · May 26, 9:40 AM

Four dead after train hits school bus in Belgium

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Four people, including two children aged 12 and 15, have died after a train hit a school bus in northern Belgium.

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence4 sources · 1 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 26, 9:40 AM: RTE Ireland joined the source map.

May 26, 5:11 PM: BBC World joined the source map.

May 26, 6:32 PM: CBS News World joined the source map.

May 26, 9:02 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is needs review · outlier detected.