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Greece: more than 35 people died in a head-on collision between passenger and freight trains

Police and ambulance crews search for the remains of a train derailment in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece. | Fountain: AFP

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At least 36 people were killed in a collision between two trains North of Larissa, in central Greece, the fire brigade said while 66 people remain in hospitals, six of them in intensive care units.

In total, about 130 people were injured, and the search for passengers continues among the remains of the aircraft. trains.

Firefighters estimate the death toll is likely to rise as more than a dozen bodies are still found among the remains of the third car, where the last two lifeless bodies were found.

The most seriously injured are in the Larisa hospital.

In both trainsone passenger and the other commercial, 346 passengers and 20 crew members were traveling, explained the Hellenic Train railway company, owned since 2017 by the Italian group FS Italiane.

He train The passenger train followed the Athens-Thessaloniki route, while the commercial train, which probably carried sheet metal, followed the Thessaloniki-Athens route.

Train accident in Greece
A drone photo shows firefighters and rescuers working to disembark passengers from trains following a collision near the city of Larissa, Greece. | Fountain: few

“Apocalyptic” scenes

trains They collided shortly before local midnight (22:00 GMT) near Tempe, a small town located in the valley where the railway tunnel passes, about 300 kilometers north of Athens.

The accident caused several carriages to derail and at least three caught fire.

According to the local press, the station manager and a company representative were questioned by the police, and the prosecutor’s office issued an order to investigate the causes of the accident.

Everything points to the fact that trainsboth were operated by Hellenic Train, were traveling on the same track at high speed at the time of the accident, so the respective drivers and other crew members were killed in the accident.

The first investigations point to the human factor.

About 250 people, who were not injured or were slightly injured, were taken by bus to Thessaloniki, located 130 km north of the crash site. trainswhere, according to an eyewitness, “apocalyptic” scenes take place.

(As reported by EFE)

Rescuers search for survivors of train crash in Greece

Rescuers search for survivors of train crash in Greece | Fountain: AFP

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