At least 16 dead in northern Greece's train collision

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The passenger and cargo trains that collided in the municipality of Elassona in northern Greece. - Facebook

WASHINGTON - At least 16 people were killed when a passenger train and a cargo train collided in the municipality of Elassona in northern Greece, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported according to reports.

Eighty-five people were also injured, said Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, the representative of the Fire Service, as quoted by Greece's public broadcaster ERT.

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The reports added that several carriages came off the rails, and at least three of them caught fire.

At least 30 ambulances were dispatched to the scene. - BERNAMA

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