At least 26 dead and 85 injured after the collision of two trains in Greece

At least 26 people have died and 85 have been injured after two trains collided head-on near the Greek town of Tempe, in the center of the country.

Around midnight, a commercial train and a passenger train have collided, causing the death of 26 people and at least 85, of whom 25 are in serious condition, as reported by the Greek Fire Department and has collected the ERT chain.

Likewise, the collision, which has caused a fire, has occurred under unclear circumstances, leading to the derailment of three of the passenger train carriages, which made the route Thessaloniki (north) to Larisa (center). 350 passengers were on board the train, as detailed by local authorities.

"Wagon one and two do not exist. Due to the seriousness of the collision, they were expelled," the regional governor of Thessaly, Kostas Agorastos, told ERT, detailing that among the injured there are people with burns and mutilations.

Forty ambulances have rushed to the scene of the incident treating the many injured, who have been transferred to the University Hospital of the city of Larisa and the Hospital of the city of Katerinis.

In addition to the firefighters, the Police and the Army have mobilized to help in the rescue tasks, activating an alert protocol as planned in the event of such accidents, according to the aforementioned chain.