UPDATE: At least 29 dead and 85 injured after two trains collide and burst into flames in Tempe, Greece

A horrendous train collision in Tempe in northern Greece has left at least 29 people dead and 85 injured.

UPDATE: Wednesday, March 1 at 04:20am

In the latest update from the state-run ERT news agency in Greece, the outlet reported that the death toll from the train collision has now risen to 29. The number of passengers injured remains at 85.

UPDATE: Wednesday, March 1 at 04:15am

In the latest update from the state-run ERT news agency in Greece, the outlet reported that the death toll from the train collision has now risen to 26. The number of passengers injured remains at 85.

UPDATE: Wednesday, March 1 at 02:47am

According to the latest update from the state-run ERT news agency in Greece, at least 16 people are confirmed to have died in the collision between two trains. Another 85 people suffered varying injuries, including 25 who are said to be in a serious condition, with many receiving burns.

Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, a representative of the Fire Brigade at the scene confirmed: “So far, 16 dead and 85 injured have been recovered”. The fire has since been extinguished but emergency workers continue to search the wreckage.

Speaking with SKAI TV, Konstantinos Agorastor, the regional governor of Thessaly told them: “Wagons 1 and 2 do not exist – Due to the severity of the collision, they were ejected. The collision was very strong”, he explained. The first two cars were: “almost completely destroyed”, he added. He confirmed that 40 people had been transferred to hospitals and another 250 were evacuated by bus to the city of Thessaloniki.

Wednesday, March 1 at 00:47am

At least six people are reported to have died this evening, Tuesday, February 28, and many more are said to be injured, after two trains collided in Elassona municipality in central Greece. One of the trains reportedly burst into flames according to eyewitnesses at the scene.

Emergency teams are searching the wreckage of the freight and passenger trains in an effort to free more passengers who are thought to be still trapped in the wreckage. At least thirty ambulances have been used to take the injured to nearby hospitals. Around 350 people are said to have been travelling on the passenger train.

The accident is believed to have occurred near the entrance to the Tempe tunnel close to the village of Evangelismos. The two trains were travelling on the line that connects the cities of Larisa and Thessaloniki. According to greekcitytimes.com, several of the train’s cars were derailed as a result of the impact, with three of them catching fire.

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