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Dozens injured in Greece crash
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![The injured were taken to a nearby hospital [EPA]](http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/Europe/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/Greece-crash.jpg "The injured were taken to a nearby hospital [EPA]") | | The injured were taken to a nearby hospital [EPA] |
Twenty-three people have been injured after a passenger train derailed in Greece between Athens, the capital, and the northern city of Thessaloniki.
The Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) said the InterCity train derailed on Saturday, about 340km north of Athens, for reasons that were unclear.
Twenty adults and three children were taken to a nearby hospital.
Most were treated and discharged, but eight victims remained in the hospital by early afternoon, OSE said.
Two women had more serious injuries and would be operated on.
Twenty-five firefighters and eight vehicles were dispatched to the scene, the fire department said, and rescue crews freed six people from the wreckage.
OSE said an investigation had been launched into the incident. The accident came as tens of thousands of Greeks left the capital and other major cities for the countryside at the beginning of a three-day weekend. The coming Monday is a religious holiday.
The authorities are looking for the station master of the cargo-only station where the incident occurred.
He has been missing since the incident occurred, Greek TV station Alpha reported.
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