比利时巴士车祸5人身亡

 　　BRUSSELS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed early Sunday when their bus drove off a highway in northern Belgium, local media reported.

　　Among the five were three teenagers as well as the driver and a chaperone, according to local media. Five others were critically injured.

　　Forty two passengers, mainly young Russian tourists, were on the Polish-registered bus, when it drove off the E34 highway around 6:30 a.m. (0430 GMT) near the city of Antwerp, media reports quoted Belgian officials as saying.

　　The bus was traveling from Russia's Volgograd region¹ to Paris.

　　The cause of the accident was still unclear. There has been media speculation² that the driver may have fallen asleep.

1 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

2 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。