One dead in Belgian train derailment

A passenger train has derailed in Leuven, 20 kilometres east of Brussels.

A general view of the train after the accident in Leuven

A passenger train has derailed in Leuven, 20 kilometres east of Brussels. (AAP)

One person has been killed and about 20 injured, two seriously when a carriage toppled onto its side in a train derailment in Belgium.

Rail operator SNCB said the passenger train bound for Brussels jumped the tracks shortly after leaving the city of Leuven, 25 kilometres east of the capital at about 1:20pm local time.

Pictures posted on the internet showed one carriage had come to rest on its side part way down a small slope.

Services between Leuven and Brussels were suspended, including some trains heading to the airport.


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