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| Eurostar services between the UK and Brussels have been suspended for a second day after two commuter trains crashed in Belgium, killing 18 people. | Eurostar services between the UK and Brussels have been suspended for a second day after two commuter trains crashed in Belgium, killing 18 people. |
| The head-on collision, which happened on Monday morning, injured almost 150 other people, 55 seriously. | The head-on collision, which happened on Monday morning, injured almost 150 other people, 55 seriously. |
| Eurostar cancelled its trains in and out of the Belgian capital, and its Lille services have run with delays. | |
| The high-speed Thalys services to France, Germany and the Netherlands have also been affected. | |
| In a statement on its website, Eurostar said: "We advise that if you do not need to travel to Brussels on Tuesday 16 February that you defer or cancel your trip. | In a statement on its website, Eurostar said: "We advise that if you do not need to travel to Brussels on Tuesday 16 February that you defer or cancel your trip. |
| "You will be able to exchange your tickets for a later date or have them refunded." | "You will be able to exchange your tickets for a later date or have them refunded." |
| Eurostar's services to Paris remain unaffected. | Eurostar's services to Paris remain unaffected. |
| Lille services normally run to and from Brussels, and Eurostar said a "very limited" capacity shuttle bus had been used to transfer passengers between the two cities. Its website also listed alternative rail routes. | Lille services normally run to and from Brussels, and Eurostar said a "very limited" capacity shuttle bus had been used to transfer passengers between the two cities. Its website also listed alternative rail routes. |
| Stop signal | Stop signal |
| An investigation has been launched into the rush-hour train collision which happened just outside Brussels. | An investigation has been launched into the rush-hour train collision which happened just outside Brussels. |
| The front carriages smashed into each other and were forced up into the air, damaging overhead power lines. | The front carriages smashed into each other and were forced up into the air, damaging overhead power lines. |
| One train had been going from Leuven to Braine-le-Comte, while the second train had been travelling from Quievrain to Liege. | One train had been going from Leuven to Braine-le-Comte, while the second train had been travelling from Quievrain to Liege. |
| Rescue workers spent all of Monday searching the wreckage for victims, fearing that the death toll could rise. | Rescue workers spent all of Monday searching the wreckage for victims, fearing that the death toll could rise. |
| Fifty-five commuters were seriously injured while a further 89 people sustained minor injuries. | Fifty-five commuters were seriously injured while a further 89 people sustained minor injuries. |
| As of Monday evening, officials said 15 men and three women had been killed. | As of Monday evening, officials said 15 men and three women had been killed. |
| The cause of the crash is unknown, but the governor of Flemish Brabant province, Lodewijk De Witte, said one of the trains seemed to have missed a stop signal. | The cause of the crash is unknown, but the governor of Flemish Brabant province, Lodewijk De Witte, said one of the trains seemed to have missed a stop signal. |
| The crashed trains may not be completely removed from the tracks for two or three days, the Brussels public prosecutor's office said, according to Associated Press news agency. | The crashed trains may not be completely removed from the tracks for two or three days, the Brussels public prosecutor's office said, according to Associated Press news agency. |