At least 42 people died in the serious train accident in Greece. This was announced by the fire department on Thursday. However, many people are still missing. For this reason, the rescue workers continue to search in the rubble, as reported by state television (ERT). Railway workers across the country went on a 24-hour strike in protest at the ailing condition of the Greek railways. Two of the three metro lines in Athens are also on strike, the media reported.

The accident happened on Wednesday night. According to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the cause was a "tragic human error". The station master, who was responsible for the station in the city of Larisa in central Greece on Tuesday evening, is said to have admitted to having set the points wrong. A passenger train with around 350 people on board is said to have ended up on a track on which a freight train was coming.