Wednesday, March 1, 2023

GREEK TRAIN CRASH AN 'UNIMAGINABLE TRAGEDY' - GREEK PRESIDENT

 BBC News 1 March 2023



  1. Two trains have collided in Greece, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens of others
  2. A passenger service carrying some 350 people crashed with a freight train on Tuesday night
  3. The Greek president has called the crash an "unimaginable tragedy" and three days of national mourning have been declared
  4. The first two carriages of the passenger train were almost completely destroyed after catching fire, the regional governor says
  5. Rescuers have been working through the night at the crash scene near the city of Larissa
  6. The head of a railway union has told local media it's not clear what caused the crash, which is Greece's deadliest in recent years