Two trains have crashed and caught fire in Northern Greece, with the death toll expected to rise after police revealed hundreds of passengers were on board the carriages.
Police confirmed the incident, which happened after midnight on Wednesday, involved a freight and passenger train near Tempte, some 380 kilometres north of Athens.
Emergency services have rushed to both extinguish the flames and rescue injured passengers who are trapped in carriages, some of which tipped over. Plumes of smoke has engulfed the area surrounding the two carriages. Picture: AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras
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