Head-on train crash kills at least 36 in Greece
At least 36 people were killed and 66 injured when two trains collided head-on near the Greek city of Larissa, authorities said, as emergency services raced Wednesday to find survivors among the charred wreckage.
Several carriages were almost completely destroyed in the collision between a passenger train and a freight train just before midnight on Tuesday, with at least one car appearing to catch fire and trap passengers inside, AFP reported.
Health Minister Thanos Plevris said most passengers were “young people”, with the train carrying many students returning to Thessaloniki after a long holiday weekend.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani expressed condolences to the Greek government and people over Tuesday’s deadly collision that claimed dozens of lives.