At least 38 people were killed and dozens injured when two trains collided in northern Greece, according to the Greek Fire Service. Follow live updates:
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Police and emergency crews search the debris of a crushed wagon after a train crash near Larissa on Wednesday morning. At least 36 people were killed, and more than 85 others were wounded when two trains collided in northern Greece on Tuesday night, the Greek Fire Service says. A spokesman, Vassilis Varthakogiannis, said in a televised briefing that a passenger train carrying more than 350 people collided with a freight train shortly before midnight local time in the area of Tempi, central Greece, near the city of Larissa.Rescuers are still in the process of identifying the dead, Varthakogiannis said in an updated briefing, adding that 150 firefighters and first responders are working on site.
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