This video shows the damage from a head-on collision between two trains in Greece which killed dozens of people. A passenger train travelling from Athens to the city of Thessaloniki collided with a freight train outside Larissa just before midnight.
The region's governor said the collision was so violent that the first two carriages of the passenger train"no longer exist".Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerAt least 36 people have been killed and dozens injured after two trains crashed head-on at high speed in Greece.
The collision was so violent that the first two carriages of the passenger train"no longer exist", he told Skai television.Survivors said several passengers were thrown through the windows due to the impact. Some victims were found up to 40 metres away. "This is a terrible tragedy that is hard to comprehend," said deputy health minister Mina Gaga."I feel so sorry for the parents of these kids."
Several of the dead are believed to have been found in the restaurant area near the front of the passenger train. One passenger told state broadcaster ERT:"There was fire next to us. We found a hole and from there we managed to get out. The wagon started to spin and then it ended up on its side and we got out.
"We were turning over in the wagon until we fell on our sides... then there was panic, cables ... the fire was immediate, as we were turning over we were being burned."Fire service officials said 36 people were killed and at least 85 were injured. Around 60 had been taken to hospital, with six of them in intensive care.
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