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full screen At least three of the derailed wagons are on fire. Photo: Vaggelis Kousioras/AP/TT
At least ten people have been injured after two trains collided near the city of Larissa in northern Greece on Wednesday night.
A passenger train has collided with a freight train and several carriages have derailed, the police say. At least three of the derailed wagons are on fire.
The emergency services are on site and are taking care of injured people. The army has been contacted to help with rescue efforts, according to Greek authorities. Two hospitals in the nearby city of Larissa, 38 miles north of the Greek capital Athens, have been put on standby.