UPDATED. A passenger train carrying over 300 people, and a cargo train collide head on outside the city of Larissa in central Greece.
ATHENS, Greece – Two trains collided head-on in Greece killing at least 32 people and injuring 85 late on Tuesday night, February 28, the fire brigade said, but the cause of the deadliest rail crash in Greece in decades remained unclear.
“We heard a big bang, 10 nightmarish seconds,” said Stergios Minenis, a 28-year-old passenger who jumped to safety from the wreckage. About 250 passengers were evacuated safely to Thessaloniki on buses. One passenger told state broadcaster ERT he managed to escape after breaking the train window with his suitcase.
In the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, footage from state broadcaster ERT showed rescue workers with headlights searching the wreckage and surrounding fields for survivors.
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