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Greece train crash: Pictures of devastation as dozens killed

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Authorities worked through the night to rescue survivors from the wreckage

Two trains have collided in northern Greece, killing at least 38 people and injuring more than 60 others.

The crash happened late Tuesday night near the city of Larissa, when a passenger train carrying hundreds of passengers hit a freight train travelling in the opposite direction.

Pictures have been coming in which show the extent of the devastation.

Getty Images Police and emergency crews search the debris of a crushed wagon after the train accident.Getty Images
Cranes are being used to lift the wreckage during the search operation
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Fire crews and rescuers search as the train wreckage is lifted
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About 40 ambulances and 150 firefighters attended the scene
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The fire brigade said it received news of a crash shortly before midnight
Reuters A rescue worker stands next to the smashed trainReuters
When they arrived, they found the two front carriages of the passenger train were completely destroyed
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Firefighters and rescue workers searched through the night for anyone who may still be trapped in the trains

They described tragic scenes as they raced to find survivors.

"We are pulling out people alive, injured... there are dead," one volunteer rescue worker told state TV. "We are living through a tragedy."

Reuters A group of firefighters look at the crushed carriageReuters
One exhausted rescue worker told AFP he had never seen anything like this crash
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One of the train's carriages was set on fire after it rolled off the tracks

It is not yet clear what caused the crash.

Reuters A male paramedic attends to an injured woman in an ambulanceReuters
After treating them for injuries, paramedics transported people to hospital
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Dozens of rescued passengers were then transported to the Thessaloniki Railway Station
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Survivors have told of panic in the carriages as the trains collided
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Other survivors spoke of their shock, saying the windows in the carriage "suddenly exploded"

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