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NL: Train cuts bus in half after collision

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DanielB

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2022 appears to be the year of uncommon incidents on the Dutch railways, today the third uncommon incident this year occured:

Train cuts bus in half, havoc on the railways: three days no trains between Roosendaal and Zeeland

At the level crossing on the Marconilaan in Bergen op Zoom a train collided with a bus. The damage is huge: the train cut the bus in half.
There were no passengers on the bus, which was on its way to the depot after the morning peak. The driver left the bus in time and was not injured, nor was anyone on the train. ProRail announced the extensive damage to the railway will take three days to repair.
The bus came to a stop on the level crossing due to a technical malfunction, the 67-year old driver explained to police.

Translated from: BN de Stem
Several photos of the incident are found in the article linked above. A video taken by an eyewitness can be viewed here.
 
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