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those accidents happen in Europe too

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those accidents happen in Europe too
Posted by martin.knoepfel on Monday, June 2, 2008 2:45 PM

In a train-bus accident in France, not far from the border to Switzerland, seven children were killed, 25 people hurt. An eye-witness said the bus-driver did not stop at the level-grade-crossing although the read lights were flashing. The bus was subsequently blocked between the lowering barriers and hit by the train. The children were on a school-excursion.

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