Mainly young people on board Greek train, says hospital chief

• The majority of the passengers in the head-on collision were young.
• And 36 people have died.
• With 150 firefighters and emergency personnel on the scene.

The majority of the passengers in the head-on collision between two trains that occurred in central Greece on Tuesday were young, according to the head of the intensive care unit (ICU) at a local hospital and state-owned public broadcaster ERT on Wednesday.

“Most of the people on board were young,” Apostolos Komnos, Head of ICU at Larissa General Hospital, where those with injuries are being treated, told the broadcaster.

The Greek Fire Department reported that 36 people had died as a result of the train crash.

According to an updated briefing from Greek Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Varthakogiannis, rescuers are in the process of identifying the deceased.

There are 150 firefighters and emergency personnel on the scene.

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