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.