One person was killed and 18 more injured when a minibus carrying Hasidic Jews crashed into another car early Sunday morning.
The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. local time in Antwerp, Belgium Monday morning, after a group of Hasidic Jews from London had completed a trip to Antwerp, during which they met with the Pshevorsk Rebbe, who hosted the group over the Sabbath.
The Hasidim left the rebbe’s residence late Saturday night, preparing for their return trip to Britain, when the minibus they were riding in collided with an oncoming car.
The driver, 60-year-old Shimmy Segal, was killed in the crash, with 18 passengers injured.
Two of the injured, one of whom was identified by Yeshiva World News as a 15-year-old boy, are listed in serious condition. Most of the other passengers were lightly injured.
Emergency first responders, including local Jewish emergency teams, were dispatched to the scene, treating the victims before evacuating them to local hosiptals.
According to a preliminary investigation, the crash occurred when the driver of the minibus lost control of the vehicle.