A passenger train carrying hundreds of people from Athens to Thessaloniki collided head-on with a freight train leaving dozens dead in Greece.
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Rail operator Hellenic Train said the passenger train was traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city and a popular tourist destination that describes itself as the "gateway to the Aegean Sea." The train carried more than 300 people, including many university students returning home from Carnival, a three-day national party that precedes the Christian season of Lent.
Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flames after the two trains ran into each other at high speed just before midnight Tuesday, authorities said.
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Witnesses say neither train swerved to avoid the accident.
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Wow…what’s going on with trains lately? My condolences to the families. 🥀
Too many derailments lately 😐
🙏🏼 prayers