The death toll of train crash in Greece rose to 36
2023-03-02
According to the Athens - Macedonia News Agency of Greece on March 1, 36 people were killed and 66 injured in the train crash near the central city of Larissa. The spokesman of the Greek fire department Vassilios Vaslacoyannis said at the press conference that the injured were being treated in the hospital, and six of them were seriously injured. The government has sent about 150 firefighters, many fire engines and ambulances to carry out the rescue, and the rescue work is mainly concentrated in the first three carriages of the passenger train. The fire department issued a news bulletin saying that a passenger train and a freight train collided head-on in Tengpi Town, near Lhasa, late at night on February 28, local time, causing partial derailment and fire. The cause of the accident is under investigation. According to local media reports, the passenger train in the accident carried about 350 passengers and drove from the capital Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki; The freight train carried two people from Thessaloniki to Athens. The two opposite trains ran on the same track at the time of the accident, causing an accident. The spokesman of the Greek government, Janis Iconomu, announced that March 1 to 3 would be the day of national mourning, with flags flying at half mast and all celebrations suspended. (Xinhua News Agency)
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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