Many of the victims of Tuesday night's crash are thought to be university students. Greek transport minister Kostas Karamanlis has resigned following the tragedy - although the cause of the collision is not immediately clear.
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Rescue teams searched for survivors from Tuesday night's crash, with some bodies found up to 130ft from the site due to the force of the impact.Here's everything we know so far about the collision:Fire Service officials said 36 people were killed and at least 85 were hurt after a passenger train, which was carrying around 350 passengers, collided with a freight train head-on just before midnight.
Police said several carriages came off the rails, with at least three of them catching fire, with footage from the scene showing crumpled carriages.While it is currently unclear at what speed both trains were travelling when they crashed, state broadcaster ERT quoted rescuers saying they found some victims' bodies 30-40 metres from the impact site.
Police said the 59-year-old stationmaster in Larissa was arrested, and a further two people were detained for questioning.Rescuers used cranes to move large pieces of the train to find victims' bodies, but fire officials said conditions for the operation were"very difficult" due to the severity of the crash.
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