A passenger practice collided with an oncoming freight practice in northern Greece early on Wednesday, killing a number of individuals and injuring scores of others.

Fire Service Officials stated 26 individuals had been killed and no less than 85 had been harm after a number of practice vehicles derailed and no less than three caught on fireplace after the crash close to Tempe, some 235 miles north of Athens.

Hospital officers within the close by metropolis of Larissa stated no less than 25 individuals had severe accidents.

“The evacuation process is ongoing and is being carried out under very difficult conditions due to the severity of the collision between the two trains,” Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Varthakoyiannis stated.

Hospital models used to deal with burn victims had been alerted within the space, he stated, including that dozens of ambulances had been concerned within the rescue effort.

Rescuers sporting head lamps labored in thick smoke, pulling items of mangled sheet steel from the crashed rail vehicles to seek for trapped individuals.

“It was a very powerful collision. This is a terrible night… It’s hard to describe the scene,” Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the central Thessaly space, instructed state-run tv.

“The front section of the train was smashed… We’re getting cranes to come in and special lifting equipment to clear the debris and lift the rail cars. There’s debris flung all around the crash site.”

Government officers stated the military has been contacted to help within the rescue.

Rail operator Hellenic Train stated the northbound passenger practice from Athens to the northern metropolis of Thessaloniki had about 350 passengers on board when the collision occurred.

Passengers who acquired minor accidents or had been unhurt had been transported by bus to Thessaloniki, 80 miles north of the incident.