At least three people have been killed and nine injured in a train crash in the Belgian town of Hermalle-sous-Huy, near Liege, latest reports say.
A passenger train crashed into the back of a goods train at high speed, said Belgium's rail infrastructure manager, Infrabel.
The two trains were on the same track, a spokesman for Infrabel said.
The passenger train, with about 40 people on board, was travelling between Liege and Namur at about 90 km/h (55mph) when it hit the goods train, according to the (BBC).
"Two of the six carriages derailed and are lying on the tracks," said a statement issued by Infrabel and the national rail operator, SNCB.
Some of those injured had to be freed from the wreckage and are in serious condition, officials say.
Source : QNA
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