At least 36 individuals are lifeless and upwards of 80 others injured after a freight prepare and a passenger prepare collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday, and an arrest has been made in connection to the lethal crash officers mentioned.
The crash occurred proper earlier than midnight in Tempi, situated alongside the Athens-Thessaloniki route on the entrance to the Vale of Tempe, which separates the northern Greek areas of Thessaly and Macedonia, based on ABC News.
Greek Trains Running On The Same Track Crash Head-On, Killing Dozens & Injuring At Least 80
Somehow, each trains had been on the identical observe and working in the direction of one another, with the drive of the collision derailing a number of prepare vehicles, inflicting some to burst into flames, based on Greece’s Hellenic Fire Service.
Roughly 350 had been onboard the passenger prepare, touring northbound from Athens to Thessaloniki, Greek rail operator Hellenic Train experiences.
The Hellenic Fire Service added that 150 firefighters, 32 cops, 15 patrol vehicles, and 40 ambulances responded to the scene.
At least 36 individuals are lifeless after a prepare collision in northern Greece.
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Rescuers had been nonetheless looking for survivors as of Wednesday morning, with officers utilizing cranes to life the derailed prepare vehicles, specifically the primary two carriages which had “overturned” and had been “the most difficult to extricate,” per a Hellenic Fire Service spokesperson.
The passenger prepare’s restaurant automobile ended up flipping on prime of two different vehicles, inflicting a fireplace to interrupt out with temperatures reaching upwards of two,372 levels Fahrenheit, “making it difficult to identify the people inside,” the spokesperson mentioned Wednesday afternoon.
Arrest Made In Connection With The Crash’s Ongoing Investigation, Greek Authorities Say
A 59-year-old Greek citizen – who has not but been publicly named – was arrested in reference to the crash’s ongoing investigation, based on Greece’s Hellenic Police.
It was nonetheless unclear precisely how the Greek citizen was linked to the crash as of Wednesday.
Authorities are nonetheless attempting to determine the a number of the deceased, with the our bodies having been taken to a close-by common hospital within the metropolis of Larissa, per a Hellenic Police spokesperson.
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Among the injured, 72 are nonetheless hospitalized with six remaining in vital situation.
The remainder of the injured events have been handled and launched, based on the Hellenic Fire Service.
Greek Government Declares Three Days Of National Mourning, Transport Minister Resigns Following Crash
In the wake of the tragedy, the Greek authorities declared three days of nationwide mourning, ABC News experiences.
Meanwhile, the Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis introduced his resignation after visiting the crash website on Wednesday “as a minimum sign of respect” to the victims.
“When something this tragic happens, it is impossible to go on as if it didn’t happen,” Karamanlis wrote in a put up on Facebook. “This is called political responsibility.”
An investigation into the crash stays ongoing. This is a growing story, make sure to examine in with The Shade Room for extra updates as they arrive.