...

At least four dead as Greek passenger train derails (UPDATED)

Other News Materials 14 May 2017 03:03 (UTC +04:00)
At least four people died and five more were injured when a passenger train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night
At least four dead as Greek passenger train derails (UPDATED)

03:03 (GMT+4) At least four people died and five more were injured when a passenger train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night, Reuters reported citing railway company TRAINOSE.

Video footage on Greek websites showed one carriage had ripped through the ground floor of a two-storey house. Other photographs showed carriages with smashed windows and others on their sides in a residential area.

The train was heading from Athens to the second-biggest city of Thessaloniki when it derailed in the town of Adendro, some 37 km (23 miles) away. The cause of the accident was not clear.

The driver was in critical condition, TRAINOSE said.

"Death came calling," the Athens News Agency quoted Yorgos Mylonas, a local resident, as saying. "I heard a strange noise and then I saw the train approaching and ramming into my neighbor's house," he said.

The agency reported about 100 passengers were on the train and some media said five carriages had derailed.

At least 12 fire trucks were deployed to the area, the fire brigade said, and a rescue operation was underway.

01:12 (GMT+4) At least 10 people were injured when a passenger train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night, Reuters reported.

Photographs on Greek news websites showed one carriage on its side near a residential area.

The train was heading from Athens to the second biggest city Thessaloniki in northern Greece when it derailed near the town of Adendro. Its engine was propelled into a nearby house but the cause of the accident was not yet known, a police official said.

The Athens News Agency reported about 100 passengers were on board the train and some media said five carriages had derailed.

Twelve fire brigade trucks were deployed to the area, the fire brigade said and a rescue operation was under way.

Tags:
Latest

Latest