Rescuers continued their search for victims today as experts began an investigation into the Belgian rush-hour train crash.

BELGIUM’S worst ever train crash claimed at least 18 victims after a commuter train appeared to run a stop light during morning rush hour and collided with another head-on.

At least 18 people are now thought to have died when two commuter trains collided head-on after one ran a stop light at rush-hour in a Brussels suburb.

Two commuter trains collided head-on after one ran a stop light at rush-hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 12 people and injuring 55, a Belgian official said.

Two commuter trains collided head-on at rush-hour in a Brussels suburb today, killing as many as 25 people, Belgian rail officials said.