Death toll from Greece train crash rises to 38
STORY: Death toll from Greece train crash rises to 38
DATELINE: March 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:27
LOCATION: Athens
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. aerial shots of the train crash area
2. various of a hospital in Larissa city
3. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister
4. various of the train crash area
STORYLINE:
The death toll from a head-on collision between two trains in central Greece on Tuesday night has increased to 38, while 57 people are still hospitalized, the Greek Fire Service said on Wednesday.
Six people have been admitted to intensive care, it added.
With a search and rescue operation still underway near the city of Larissa, the death toll is expected to climb higher, Greek Fire Service spokesman Vasilios Vathrakogiannis told a press briefing.
Most of the victims in Greece's worst-ever train accident were young people whose families are now demanding explanations, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a televised address to the nation in the evening.
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