On March 27, 2001 there was a head-on collision between two passenger trains on the railway line between Ottignies and Leuven in Belgium. Eight people died and twelve were injured in the crash. The accident was caused by one train ignoring a red light and entering the same section of track that the other train was already occupying after a rail switch had failed to properly change positions. There was no radio communication or cell phone service, and the train driver was inexperienced. An investigation after the crash led to fines of 100,000 Euros for safety violations and making train driver cell phones mandatory. Every year on the anniversary there is a memorial service to remember the victims of the Buizingen train disaster.
