THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Four children were killed and two other people were critically injured Thursday after a train slammed into an electric cargo bike in the Netherlands. Police said the accident happened on a railway line in the town of Oss, 100 kilometres (62 miles) southeast of Amsterdam, at a rail crossing close to the town’s railway station. The crossing has warning lights, and red and white barriers to keep pedestrians off tracks when trains pass. Police said the electric bike belonged to a children’s day care centre and was taking children to school when the collision happened. “This is a very dark day, terrible for the next of kin and those involved,” said ProRail CEO Pier Eringa.

Source: National Post September 20, 2018 07:41 UTC