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Authorities worked through the night to rescue survivors from the wreckage
Two trains have collided in northern Greece, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 60 others.
The crash happened late Tuesday night near the city of Larissa, when a passenger train carrying hundreds of passengers hit a freight train travelling in the opposite direction.
Pictures have been coming in which show the extent of the devastation.
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Image caption,The fire brigade said it received news of a crash shortly before midnight
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Image caption,When they arrived, they found the two front carriages of the passenger train were completely destroyed
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Image caption,Firefighters and rescue workers searched through the night for anyone who may still be trapped in the trains
They described tragic scenes as they raced to find survivors.
"We are pulling out people alive, injured... there are dead," one volunteer rescue worker told state TV. "We are living through a tragedy."
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Image caption,One exhausted rescue worker told AFP he had never seen anything like this crash
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Image caption,One of the train's carriages was set on fire after it rolled off the tracks
It is not yet clear what caused the crash.
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Image caption,After treating them for injuries, paramedics transported at least 85 people to hospital
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Image caption,Dozens of rescued passengers were then transported to the Thessaloniki Railway Station
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Image caption,Survivors have told of panic in the carriages as the trains collided
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Image caption,Other survivors spoke of their shock, saying the windows in the carriage "suddenly exploded"
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Image caption,About 40 ambulances and 150 firefighters were called to the scene
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