In addition, at least 85 will be injured, according to the fire service. – It was a very powerful collision. This is a terrible night. It is difficult to describe, says Governor of Thessalia, Costas Agorastos, to state television. At least three of the train carriages are said to have caught fire after the collision between a freight train and a passenger train. The fire service works on the scene after a train collision in Greece. Photo: Vaggelis Kousioras / AP The collision occurred outside the city of Larissa, approximately 380 kilometers north of Athens. Two more hospitals in Larissa have been put on emergency alert, and the fire service and the army are working on the evacuation and rescue work at the scene of the accident. The rescuers use headlamps in thick smoke to search for possible trapped people. According to the fire service, 17 fire engines worked to extinguish the flames. Broadcaster SKAI has videos of derailed carriages with thick clouds of smoke rising from the train.
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