A drone video shows plumes of smoke rising from derailed cars after two trains collided near the city of Larissa in northern Greece on March 1. 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Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the Thessaly area, told Greece's Skai Television the two trains crashed head on at high speed. Credit:AP. Five hours later, we are finding bodies.". Sources: Hellenic Fire Service, Geodata.gov.gr. We found a hole and from there we managed to get out. They said others fought to free themselves after the passenger train buckled, slamming into a field near a gorge about 235 miles north of Athens. I'm still shaking," a22-year-old passenger named Angelos told AFP. "We were turning over in the wagon until we fell on our sides then there was panic, cables [everywhere], fire. The fire that raged in the train crash reached temperatures of 1300 degrees Celsius (2372 degrees Fahrenheit), the fire department said in a news release, and the heat from the fire caused delays in rescue and removal operations. I also wish for a speedy recovery for all the injured.. March 1, 2023 11.14am. Before dawn, rescuers searched through twisted, smoking wreckage for survivors. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Ambulances from several nearby towns were called in to take injured passengers to hospitals, while rescue workers continued to work in the thick smoke. Smoke rises from trains as firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision near Tempe, in northern Greece, early on March 1, 2023. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. "The front section of the train was smashed we're getting cranes to come in and special lifting equipment to clear the debris and lift the rail cars," he said. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. The collision was like a huge earthquake.". The collision between freight and passenger trains occurred some 235 miles north of Athens and left several cars derailed. Search and rescue efforts continue through thick smoke, per AP. "We heard a big bang, [it was] 10 nightmarish seconds," said Stergios Minenis, a 28-year-old passenger who jumped to safety from the wreckage. "People, naturally, were scared - very scared," he said. At least 32 people have died after a passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early on Wednesday. Many of the victims were thought to be university students. I can guarantee one thing: We will find out the causes of this tragedy and we will do all thats in our power so that something like this never happens again, Mitsotakis said, per the AP. ", A passenger who escaped from the fifth carriage told Skai TV: "Windows were being smashed and people were screaming One of the windows caved in from the impact of iron from the other train.". A passenger train travelling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided with a freight train outside Larissa just before midnight. Our first task is to treat the injured and, from there, to identify the bodies., Opposition politician Nikos Androulakis, a member of the European Parliament, flew in from Brussels to visit the site. On Wednesday, the government declared three days of national mourning. "I can guarantee one thing: We will find out the causes of this tragedy and we will do all that's in our power so that something like this never happens again," Mitsotakis said. 1837 Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. How much could a short, brisk daily walk lower your health risks? Another passenger car appeared to be mangled as a crane slowly began lifting it. A teenage survivor who did not give his name to reporters said that just before the crash he felt sudden braking and saw sparks and then there was a sudden stop. Fire Service Officials said 32 people were killed and at least 85 were injured. Nigerias Tinubu wins presidential election; opposition cries foul, Greece train collision kills at least 36; station master arrested, Ukraine live briefing: Ukraine marks first day of spring as battle for Bakhmut intensifies. A teenage survivor who did not give his name told Greek reporters as he got off one of the buses that just before the crash, he felt a strong braking and saw sparks and then there was a sudden stop. Are you on Telegram? Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. "Unfortunately, I have to interrupt my visit in order to be close to my people, to support those who need it," she told a jointnews conference in Chisinau with Moldovan President Maia Sandu. A teenage survivor who didn't give his name to reporters said that just before the crash, he felt a strong braking and saw sparks, then there was a sudden stop. A teenage survivor who did not give his name to reporters said that just before the crash he felt a strong braking and saw sparks then there was a sudden stop. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. ATHENS A passenger train and a freight train collided late Tuesday in central Greece, killing at least 36 people and leading to the arrest of a station master and the resignation of a government minister. Rescuers are searching wreckage for survivors after 26 people died and at least 85 were injured in a collision between a passenger train and a freight train in central Greece. At least 32 people have been killed and 85 others injured in a train collision in central Greece. Agorastos described the collision on state television as "very powerful" and said it was "a terrible night. This story will be updated as more information develops. Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. Kostas Karamanlis, Greeces transport minister, resigned after visiting the site of the crash, sayinghe felt it was his duty to step down. "This is a terrible tragedy that is hard to comprehend," said Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga. Another woman, who was waiting there, said her child was not picking up the phone. Associated Press reported reported that 350 passengers were on board the passenger train that was heading northbound from Athens to Rescue crews illuminated the scene with floodlights before dawn Wednesday as they searched frantically through the twisted, smoking wreckage for survivors. "Carriage one and two no longer exist, and the third has derailed," he said. March 1, 2023 11.14am. Greece had the highest overall railway fatality rate among 29 countries studied in a 2022 safety report by the European Union Agency for Railways, as well as the seventh-highest passenger fatality rate. Tuesday, February 28, 2023, NEW: Its not polite to pretend boys can be girls, SCOTUS takes on Bidens student debt agenda. We are going to be here all night, until we finish, until we find the last person, a volunteer rescue worker told state broadcaster ERT. The government declared three days of national mourning, with flags flying at half-mast in a tribute to the victims of the crash. Two trains collided head-on inGreece,killing at least 36 people and injuring 85, late on Tuesday night, but the cause of the deadliest rail crash inGreecein decades remained unclear. Several of the dead are believed to have been found in the restaurant car near the front of the passenger train. The government declared three days of national mourning until Friday, with flags flying at half-mast in a tribute to the victims. TEMPE, Greece A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 16 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. We are pulling out people alive, injuredthere are dead. Some of the victims were university students, Health Minister Athanasios Plevris said in televised remarks outside the hospital. Dear President Biden: War in Ukraine isnt just about Ukraine, There can be no genuine budget discipline without entitlement reform, Two birds, one stone: 1619 Project vindicates capitalism. Ive never seen anything like this in my entire life. Hellenic Train is operated by Italys FS Group, which runs rail services in several European countries. Train crash, derailment in Greece injures at least 60 in fires, ruins. A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday morning. An intercity passenger train collided at high speed with a cargo train outside the city of Larissa. 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