UPDATE - At least 26 dead in train collision in northern Greece

ADDS NEW FATALITIES

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - The death toll from a collision between a passenger train and a cargo train in Elassona municipality in northern Greece has risen to 26, according to reports.

Eighty-five people were also injured, said Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, the representative of the Fire Service, as reported by Greece's public broadcaster ERT.

Of the injured, 25 are in critical condition, said Vathrakogiannis.

According to reports, several carriages came off the rails and at least three of them caught fire.

At least 30 ambulances were dispatched to the scene.