cabins. Both French and Dutch are official languages in Belgium, and rail staff were only required to speak one. NMBS/SNCB, the Belgian national railway company, admitted that the accident was caused solely by human error. Judge Philippe Ridelle presided the trial and pronounced the sentence. See also List of railway stations in Belgium List of rail accidents (2000–2009) References External links BBC News report Railway accidents in 2001 2001 disasters in Belgium Railway accidents and incidents in Belgium Railway accidents involving a signal passed at danger 2001 in Belgium History of Walloon Brabant Grez-Doiceau Accidents and incidents involving SNCB Linguistic controversies Linguistic error Failure Interpersonal communication