Dutch Rail Collision Kills 4 Children

Four children from a Dutch daycare center died on Thursday when a train smashed into their electric cart at a crossing in an accident described as the "worst nightmare of any parent." A fifth child and the woman driving the vehicle were critically injured in the accident in Oss, a town near the German border around 110 kilometers (65 miles) southeast of the capital Amsterdam. Police said they were investigating reports that the brakes had failed on the cart, which was taking...

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