26 people died when two trains collided in Greece, 'It's a terrible night'

At least 26 people have been killed and 85 injured after two trains collided in Greece.

The Associated Press news agency, citing Greek authorities, said that the accident occurred between the capital cities of Athens and Thessaloniki when a passenger car collided with a freight car.

As a result of the accident, several bogies derailed and caught fire.

Larissa city hospital authorities say that 25 of the injured are in critical condition.

After the accident, the spokesman of the Fire Brigade Department, Vasilis Varthakois, said that the process of evacuating people is continuing, in which severe difficulties are being faced. Dozens of ambulances are participating in the operation.

Greek state television reports said rescue workers with headlamps were continuing to wade through heavy smoke and try to pull out people trapped in burning bogies.

"It's a terrible night, it's hard to even describe the scene," Thessaly governor Kostas Agoratis told state television.

The front part of the train is completely destroyed. We are trying to bring cranes to remove bogies and debris from the track which is spread everywhere and train services have also been suspended.

Officials say that the army has also been contacted to help in the rescue operation.

Rail operator Hellenic said the passenger train was traveling from the north to Thessaloniki with 350 passengers on board when it crashed.

Passengers who escaped unharmed or sustained minor injuries are being transported by buses to Thessaloniki, about 130 kilometers from the crash site.