The accident took place late Tuesday evening near the city of Larissa, when a passenger train lugging hundreds of passengers hit a products train travelling in the contrary direction.

Pictures have actually been can be found in which reveal the degree of the devastation.

The fire brigade claimed it received news of a collision shortly prior to midnight When they got here, they discovered the two front carriages of the guest train were completely destroyed Firefighters and also rescue employees underwent the evening for anybody who may still be entraped in the trains They described heartbreaking scenes as they competed to discover survivors.

"We are taking out individuals to life, damaged there are dead," one volunteer rescue employee told state TV. "We are enduring a disaster." One worn down rescue employee told AFP he had actually never seen anything such as this crash One of the train's carriages was set on fire after it rolled off the tracks.