This Tuesday morning, a TGV inOui train that was connecting Lille to Brussels hit the trailer of a tractor stationary on a level crossing in Béclers, a section of Tournai, according to the spokesperson for Belgian railway infrastructure Infrabel relayed by the Belga press agency.
The accident reportedly left two people injured and affected rail traffic on line 94. “connecting the cities of Tournai and Hal” is currently discontinued “for an indefinite period”Two Eurostar London-Brussels services had to be cancelled, as well as a third scheduled for late afternoon in the other direction, a spokesperson for the railway company, Céline Ronquetti, told AFP, without ruling out other cancellations. “The entire transport plan needs to be reviewed. Customers who can do so are asked to postpone their trip. ” she added.
Two injured
According to the Belga news agency, two people on board the train were injured, including one “more seriously” while the farmer driving the tractor escaped without any injuries: he managed to get out of his vehicle before the collision. The 120 passengers of the TGV were evacuated by bus to Tournai.
