A passenger train has crashed into the back of a freight train in eastern Belgium, killing three people and injuring 40.
Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Photo: AFP
The Belgian railway, SNCB, said the crash derailed two of the passenger train's six carriages.
"A train ... carrying around 40 passengers crashed into the back of a freight train on the same track," Belgian railways SNCB said in a statement.
The crash happened about 11pm on Sunday, local time.
"The collision derailed two of the six carriages."
Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Photo: AFP
Local emergency services and reinforcements from the nearest city of Liege were at the scene.