Greece train crash: Pictures of devastation as dozens killed

Authorities worked through the night to rescue survivors from the wreckage

Two trains have collided in northern Greece, killing at least 38 people and injuring more than 60 others.

The crash happened late Tuesday night near the city of Larissa, when a passenger train carrying hundreds of passengers hit a freight train travelling in the opposite direction.

Pictures have been coming in which show the extent of the devastation.

Cranes are being used to lift the wreckage during the search operation

Fire crews and rescuers search as the train wreckage is lifted

About 40 ambulances and 150 firefighters attended the scene

The fire brigade said it received news of a crash shortly before midnight

When they arrived, they found the two front carriages of the passenger train were completely destroyed

Firefighters and rescue workers searched through the night for anyone who may still be trapped in the trains

They described tragic scenes as they raced to find survivors.

"We are pulling out people alive, injured... there are dead," one volunteer rescue worker told state TV. "We are living through a tragedy."

One exhausted rescue worker told AFP he had never seen anything like this crash

One of the train's carriages was set on fire after it rolled off the tracks

It is not yet clear what caused the crash.

After treating them for injuries, paramedics transported people to hospital

Dozens of rescued passengers were then transported to the Thessaloniki Railway Station

Survivors have told of panic in the carriages as the trains collided

Other survivors spoke of their shock, saying the windows in the carriage "suddenly exploded"

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