Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
France 24
France 24
Politics
NEWS WIRES

'Tragic human error' behind deadly Greek train crash, PM says

This aerial drone photograph taken on March 1, 2023, shows emergency crews examining the wreckage after a train accident in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece. © Stringer, AFP

Rescuers searched for survivors Wednesday in the mangled, burned-out wreckage of two trains that slammed into each other in northern Greece, killing at least 38 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s worst-ever rail crash.

The impact just before midnight Tuesday threw some passengers into ceilings and out the windows as their train smashed head-on into a freight train.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.