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Horrific Train Crash in Belgium..

  • 15-02-2010 01:54PM
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8515855.stm

    Two passenger trains in Belgium have collided head-on near the capital, Brussels, with the latest reports of the death toll ranging from 10 to 25. Railway officials said the trains collided during the morning rush hour at Halle, south-west of Brussels.
    The national railway said 25 people had died. Other officials said there had been at least 10 deaths.
    Belgian media said the trains collided in snowy conditions. Trains to southern Belgium and beyond have been cancelled.
    'Enormous devastation'
    The trains collided in the commuter town around 0830 local time (0730GMT) on Monday.
    Television pictures showed carriages pushed up at an angle or leaning to the side from the force of the crash.
    Witnesses said people were thrown around violently inside the trains with one passenger describing the "carriages compacted together" by the collision.

    Just heard on the radio that they're performing amputations at the scene of the crash... :(

    You just down expect something like this in a country like Belgium..


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  • #2
    enda1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,165 ✭✭✭enda1


    Deleted User wrote: »
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8515855.stm



    Just heard on the radio that they're performing amputations at the scene of the crash... :(

    You just down expect something like this in a country like Belgium..

    Its not the first and it won't be the last.

    Look here -> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055828584


  • #3
    eddie the eagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭eddie the eagle


    thats shocking, and at that hour of the morning too. luckily the death toll wasn't higher. i hope it was only paedophiles that were killed


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    eddie the eagle wrote: »
    i hope it was only paedophiles that were killed
    Halle was famous for it's chocolate..


  • #5
    WIZE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    Save the Chocolate :eek:


  • #6
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Heard this on the radio this morning. Not sure what the latest developments are with this but it sounds absolutely horrific.

    When I heard it the reporter was saying that 20 people were pronounced dead. I hope that toll hasn't risen.


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  • #7
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,755 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    what makes it "Horrific" as per title:confused:


  • #8
    Sea Sharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Sea Sharp


    Just sitting there reading your Herard AM on the way to work then BAM!


  • #9
    bonerm
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    eddie the eagle wrote: »
    paedophiles
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Halle was famous for it's chocolate..

    It finally makes sense!
    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    what makes it "Horrific" as per title:confused:

    Probably all the dead people.

    Looks as tho they really smashed into each other hard? Wonder what sort of speeds were involved? I always sit at the back of a train just for this very reason (tho that said if one of the trains was stationary and had been rammed then I'd be dead now .... omg!).


  • #10
    Lockstep
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    Just got a phone call from my ma.

    She was worried as hell (the train departed from Leuven) and she knew I was doing some trainriding during the week.

    Very sad story. It hit hard over here.


  • #11
    Dravokivich
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    You just down expect something like this in a country like Belgium..

    They exempt from accidents?


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  • #12
    Dunjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Dunjohn


    Deleted User wrote: »
    You just down expect something like this in a country like Belgium..

    *head asplodes*

    Why not!? They have a rail system, don't they??

    ... anyhow, that's a rant for another day. One that's already happened.

    I hate to hear about stuff like this. Riding a train is the most normal thing in the world, and then BAM you're dead. It really does make me shiver to think about that sort of thing happening.


  • #13
    [Deleted User]
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    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    what makes it "Horrific" as per title:confused:

    Amputations at the scene of the accident in bad snow conditions.. That's as horrific as it gets imo.
    Dravokivich wrote: »
    They exempt from accidents?

    Dunno, been in Belgium twice and thought their public transport was really good. The countries around the centre of Europe have a brilliant rail system and I figured it would all be perfectly computer controlled.
    Dunjohn wrote: »
    *head asplodes*

    Why not!? They have a rail system, don't they??

    ... anyhow, that's a rant for another day. One that's already happened.

    I hate to hear about stuff like this. Riding a train is the most normal thing in the world, and then BAM you're dead. It really does make me shiver to think about that sort of thing happening.

    Fair enough.


  • #14
    WindSock
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    GaNjaHaN wrote: »
    Just sitting there reading your Herard AM on the way to work then BAM!


    You're hit with an informative article?


  • #15
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    WindSock wrote: »
    You're hit with an informative article?

    He said Herald AM.


  • #16
    mathie
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    GaNjaHaN wrote: »
    Just sitting there reading your Herard AM on the way to work then BAM!

    BAM ... You're hit with the realisation that you're actually reading the Metro Herald.


  • #17
    Glenster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭Glenster


    GaNjaHaN wrote: »
    Just sitting there reading your Herard AM on the way to work then BAM!

    Someone punches you 'cos your elbow is in someone else's face?


  • #18
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    GaNjaHaN wrote: »
    Just sitting there reading your Herard AM on the way to work then BAM!
    And the dirt is gone.


  • #19
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    GaNjaHaN wrote: »
    Just sitting there reading your Herard AM on the way to work then BAM!

    Ah, this was a Jackass stunt?


  • #20
    Dunjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Dunjohn


    Anything worth reading in Bam! these days?


  • #21
    Elsa Young Minion
    Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭ Elsa Young Minion


    Was pretty shocked to hear this. I used to live in Belgium and I got that train all the time. I did wonder sometimes about the signalling, given the amount of trains using that track (inc. the high speed Thalys train) and the fact the French rail employees never seemed to speak very good Flemish.

    One thing that struck me though.....
    WHY WHY WHY does nobody seem to know the difference between the noun BELGIUM and the adjective BELGIAN? My homepage is the BBC News website and there's a link for 'more on the Belgium news crash.' Just saw on another website: "One of the trains was providing a local Flemish service, while the other was travelling towards the southern Belgium city of Liege." The Belgium city? Would they have said the England city of London or the France city of Paris? What kind of cretins are employed as journalists these days?


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  • #22
    Sacred_git
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    Not surprised at all! Worked in Belgium, used to train it from Ghent to Kortrijk everyday, train stations there are very dated, the control signal rooms in a lot of them look really really old and i did used to wonder what the story was with them because they looked dodgey, the trains piss along though and are usually spot on timewise, a lot of the trains are also old/old looking, i definitely wouldn't like to take a hit in one of them! Although i believe they are blaming the weather on this one, so who knows. They have had a few train crashes before too. RIP


  • #23
    Buford T Justice
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    [quote=[Deleted User];64485821]Was pretty shocked to hear this. I used to live in Belgium and I got that train all the time. I did wonder sometimes about the signalling, given the amount of trains using that track (inc. the high speed Thalys train) and the fact the French rail employees never seemed to speak very good Flemish.

    One thing that struck me though.....
    WHY WHY WHY does nobody seem to know the difference between the noun BELGIUM and the adjective BELGIAN? My homepage is the BBC News website and there's a link for 'more on the Belgium news crash.' Just saw on another website: "One of the trains was providing a local Flemish service, while the other was travelling towards the southern Belgium city of Liege." The Belgium city? Would they have said the England city of London or the France city of Paris? What kind of cretins are employed as journalists these days?[/QUOTE]


    Grammar Nazi Much?

    90% of the feckin internet can't spell.
    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #24
    Elsa Young Minion
    Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭ Elsa Young Minion


    Fingers McGee wrote: »
    Grammar Nazi Much?

    90% of the feckin internet can't spell.

    Really? You think I'm a Grammar Nazi because I expect journalists working for the BBC and the Times to be able to distinguish between a noun and an adjective? How times have changed. My English isn't that great, but I knew the difference between Belgium and Belgian when I was about 8. A professional journalist making a mistake like that? Inexcusable, IMO.


  • #25
    spinandscribble
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    kickoutthejams wrote: »
    Just got a phone call from my ma.

    She was worried as hell (the train departed from Leuven) and she knew I was doing some trainriding during the week.

    Very sad story. It hit hard over here.

    thought of you today, good to hear you're okay.


  • #26
    m@cc@
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭m@cc@


    [quote=[Deleted User];64485821]
    One thing that struck me though.....
    WHY WHY WHY does nobody seem to know the difference between the noun BELGIUM and the adjective BELGIAN? My homepage is the BBC News website and there's a link for 'more on the Belgium news crash.' Just saw on another website: "One of the trains was providing a local Flemish service, while the other was travelling towards the southern Belgium city of Liege." The Belgium city? Would they have said the England city of London or the France city of Paris? What kind of cretins are employed as journalists these days?[/QUOTE]


    I think that was the question on everyone's lips after reading about a major train crash with 20 people dead.
    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #27
    citizen_p
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    the last one ot to do with laungages....1 side of the country speaks french the other dutch.

    led to the track operators putting two trains heading straight for eachother i n 2001


  • #28
    Elsa Young Minion
    Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭ Elsa Young Minion


    m@cc@ wrote: »
    I think that was the question on everyone's lips after reading about a major train crash with 20 people dead.

    Not really the point though, is it? Almost every story in the press is some sort of disaster, is that any excuse for shoddy journalism? Do you really think whoever wrote that article was so shell shocked that they forgot how to spell? Having lived in Belgium, I see this from another perspective - a major incident has just taken place and British journalists can't even be bothered to get the adjective of the country right. That seems pretty disrespectful to me. I mean, it's really not difficult to check, is it?


  • #29
    m@cc@
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭m@cc@


    [quote=[Deleted User];64488706]Not really the point though, is it? Almost every story in the press is some sort of disaster, is that any excuse for shoddy journalism? Do you really think whoever wrote that article was so shell shocked that they forgot how to spell? Having lived in Belgium, I see this from another perspective - a major incident has just taken place and British journalists can't even be bothered to get the adjective of the country right. That seems pretty disrespectful to me. I mean, it's really not difficult to check, is it?[/QUOTE]

    Living in Belgium has little to do with it. I'm sure the British journalists have not taken it upon themselves to create a diplomatic incident over the lingustics to do with Belguim nation. I wouldn't take it so seriously.
    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #30
    Midnight_EG
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    bonerm wrote: »
    He said Herald AM.
    Ahhhh, but he said it in a Chinese accent, so it's a totally different story now!


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  • #31
    Elsa Young Minion
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    m@cc@ wrote: »
    Living in Belgium has little to do with it. I'm sure the British journalists have not taken it upon themselves to create a diplomatic incident over the lingustics to do with Belguim nation. I wouldn't take it so seriously.

    I'm not taking it 'so' seriously, I'm saying it's seriously poor journalism to make such a basic mistake. Irish people get offended at the use of 'Eire' but you think it's grand to totally mess up the name of a country?


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