The collision between freight and passenger trains in Greece caused a blaze with people trapped inside overturned cars

At least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured following a head-on collision between two trains in northeastern Greece. Some 350 passengers were on board one of the trains at the time of the crash, with rescuers pulling many survivors from the wreckage.

The incident took place shortly after midnight on Wednesday near Tempe, close to Greece’s eastern coast and some 144 miles (233km) north of Athens.

A representative of the Greek fire service, Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, confirmed 32 fatalities, in addition to some 85 injured. At least 25 of those injured are said to be in “serious condition,” according to state-run broadcaster ERT News, which noted that several train cars were derailed in the collision.

“It was a very powerful collision. This is a terrible night… It’s hard to describe the scene,” Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of Greece’s Thessaly region, told state media, adding that around 250 survivors had been evacuated to Thessaloniki on buses.

At least 15 people are said to have died, dozens left injured after 2 trains collided

Witnesses in the aftermath of the crash near Tempe in Greece

Source: RT - Daily news