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At least 16 dead in Greek train crash

At least 16 people died when a freight train collided with a passenger train on Wednesday night in central Greece.

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At least 16 dead in Greek train crash

At least 16 people died when a freight train collided with a passenger train on Wednesday night in central Greece. This is what officers from the fire department told the state broadcaster (ERT). 85 people were injured. "The search is ongoing," the spokesman for the fire department said. Numerous hospitals have been put on alert. 350 people are said to have been on board the passenger train.

Greek television showed videos from the scene of the accident near Tempi in central Greece. Carriages of both trains were smashed. Firefighters and rescue workers were trying to find survivors in the rubble, reporters at the scene said.

The AFP news agency reports that three carriages of the passenger train derailed. According to the report of the state television broadcaster ERT, a fire broke out in a car and people were trapped by the flames.

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