Train collision leaves 36 dead and dozens injured in Greece

The Greek fire department spokesman confirmed that three carriages derailed near Larissa, in the center of the country, where the collision occurred between the train with 350 passengers and the freight train. One of the carriages caught fire and several people were trapped, according to public television channel ERT.

On the Skai television channel, the region's governor, Kostas Agorastros, stated that “more than 250 passengers were transferred by bus to Thessaloniki”.

“Unfortunately, the number of injuries and deaths risks being high,” he added.

The government organized a crisis meeting after the event.

Lazos, a passenger interviewed by the newspaper Protothema, said: “We went through something very shocking.” “I am not injured, but I am stained with the blood of other people who were injured next to me,” he said.

The two hospitals in the Larissa region were forced to receive the many injured, according to the Onlarissa newspaper.

(Updated at 7:30 am on 01/03/23)

(To AFP)

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