Webtwo trains have collided in northern greece, killing at least 57 people and injuring dozens of others. Here's what we know about the incident so far. This tragedy has shaken greece. So many of the lives lost. Webat least 43 people have died after a passenger train and freight train collided close to the city of larissa in central greece, about 200km (125 miles) north of the. Webthe crash, which killed at least 36 people, happened four hours north of athens. Greece’s railway system is “not up to 21st century standards,” karamanlis said.