At least 26 people were killed and least 85 were injured after a passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece overnight Tuesday.
Multiple train cars derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash which occurred near Tempe, some 380 kilometers north of Athens, according to AP.
Hospital officials in the nearby city of Larissa said at least 60 people had been hurt, 25 of them seriously.
"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 area, was quoted as having told state-run television.
Ambulances arrived from several nearby towns to help transport injured passengers.
Government officials said the army has been contacted to assist in the rescue. Two additional hospitals in Larissa have been placed in emergency duty.