The number of people who died after a passenger train collided with a freight train in the Greek town of Tempe has risen to 29, according to the Greek Fire Service, SİA reports.
Gruelling efforts have continued overnight under "very difficult conditions" to rescue those trapped, as one photograph from the scene showed a train laying on its side and derailed from the tracks.
A total of 86 people have been injured, with 25 of these thought to be serious. Children are among the injured.
Rail operator Hellenic Trains said 350 people were on board the intercity passenger service from Athens to Thessaloniki when it hit a freight train.
Initial reports suggest the two trains may have been travelling along the same track at high speed.
The impact of the crash is understood to have been so great that the front carriages of each train have been almost entirely 'pulverised', according local reports.
Firefighters continued to search the carriages for more victims through the night, while dozens ambulances have been used to take the injured to nearby hospitals.
Another 270 people who sustained only minor injuries or were left unharmed have been taken from the site of the collision by bus.
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