Tragic Train Collision in Northern Greece Leaves 29 Dead and 85 Injured

At least 29 people were killed and 85 injured in a tragic train collision in northern Greece on Wednesday morning. The passenger train, carrying hundreds of people, collided with an oncoming freight train near Tempe, a small town located 380 kilometers north of Athens.

Local resident Vassilis Polyzos was one of the first people on the scene. He described the scene as chaotic, with people escaping out of the train’s rear cars and multiple cars derailed and at least three bursting into flames. He said the passenger and freight trains were completely destroyed, with carriages one and two no longer existing and the third having derailed.

Survivors reported that several passengers were thrown through the windows of the train cars due to the impact. Emergency services were quickly dispatched to the scene and began to treat the injured and search for survivors.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and has promised to provide assistance to those affected.

This is the second major train crash in Greece in the past year. In July 2019, a passenger train derailed near the town of Adendro, killing four people and injuring another ten. The cause of the crash is still unknown.