At the very least 110 folks have been injured and killed following a head-on collision between two trains in northeastern Greece. Some 350 passengers have been on board one of many trains on the time of the crash, with rescuers pulling many survivors from the wreckage.

The crash befell shortly after midnight on Wednesday close to Tempe, positioned near Greece’s japanese coast and a few 144 miles (233 kilometers) north of the capital metropolis of Athens. 

A consultant of the Greek hearth service, Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, confirmed 26 fatalities, along with some 85 wounded. At the very least 25 of these injured are stated to be in “critical situation” after the accident, in keeping with state-run broadcaster ERT Information, which famous that a number of practice automobiles have been derailed within the collision.

“It was a really highly effective collision. It is a horrible night time… It’s exhausting to explain the scene,” Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of Greece’s Thessaly area, informed state media, including that round 250 survivors had been evacuated to Thessaloniki on buses.

Passengers reached by native media described the second of the crash, saying they felt a “sturdy jolt” earlier than the practice misplaced energy, forcing panicked vacationers to smash home windows to be able to flee overturned railcars.

Thirty ambulances have reportedly rushed to the scene to deal with the wounded, with a number of hospitals in close by Larissa now working on an “emergency foundation,” native reviews added. Fireplace crews additionally responded to battle a blaze that erupted on some automobiles, whereas the police and navy have additionally mobilized rescue groups.

It stays unclear what induced the collision, and officers have but to debate any investigation into the lethal incident.

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