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LARISSA: The toll from Greece’s worst rail accident has risen to 42, the fire department said Thursday, as hopes faded of finding anyone still alive in the wreckage from the head-on collision.

The two trains collided near a tunnel outside Larissa before midnight on Tuesday. Two carriages were crushed and a third caught fire, trapping people inside.

Train accident in Greece kills at least 32

A fire department spokeswoman told AFP that rescue crews had worked all night in search for survivors, but chances were dwindling.

“Time is not on our side,” she said.

Passengers have described scenes of horror and chaos from the crash, many dodging smashed glass and debris as the train keeled over, and breaking windows to climb out.

The station master on duty at the time of the accident was due to appear before a prosecutor at the central city of Larissa later Thursday.

The 59-year-old will have to explain how a passenger train carrying some 350 people was allowed to run on the same line as a freight train for several kilometres.

Greece seeks answers over deadliest train tragedy

He will be charged with negligent homicide and faces a life sentence if convicted.

Rescuers at the scene said they had never dealt with a disaster of this magnitude before.

Many bodies were charred beyond recognition and some passengers were being identified from body parts.

Several people are still believed to be missing – including two Cyprus nationals – though authorities have not released an official estimate.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said it was a “terrible train accident without precedent” in Greece, promising that the tragedy would be “fully” investigated.

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SAMIR SARDANA Mar 04, 2023 11:19am
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PRIVATISE TRAINS,WITHOUT PROPER REGUALTORY OVERSIGHT SO 2 TRAINS ARE ON THE SAME TRACK,EVEN IF FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND IT IS "NOT DETECTED" BY TECHNOLOGY AND TRACK SENSORS = DISASTER 1 2 TRAINS ARE ON THE SAME TRACK,EVEN IF FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND IS " DETECTED" BY TECHNOLOGY AND TRACK SENSORS , BUT IS NOT AUTO-RELAYED TO THE 2 TRAINS = DISASTER 2 2 TRAINS ARE ON THE SAME TRACK,EVEN IF FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND IS "DETECTED" BY TECHNOLOGY AND TRACK SENSORS,BUT IS NOT RELAYED TO THE RAILWAY HQ = DISASTER 3 IN ANY CASE,RAIL SECURITY HAS TO FUNCTION IN A SCENARIO,WHEN THERE IS NO POWER.WIRLESS AND HI TECH COMMUNICATION - ID.EST., WHEN TRAINS ARE RUNNING BLIND ! IN ESSENCE, THE GREEK TRAINS WERE PRIVATISED,WITH HUGE STAFF CUTS,BUT W/O CRITICAL TECH UPGRADES.THE ONLY MISSING LINK IS WHETHER THE RAIL HQ MANAGER,KNEW OF THE 2 TRAINS AND TRIED TO RELAY THE INFORMATION,TO THE TRAINS. THE 1ST PART WOULD BE KNOWN TO HIM,ONLY VIA TECH.SAMIR SARDANA
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