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Greek transport minister resigns over train crash; 40 dead

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At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in a head-on collision between two trains in Greece, local authorities said.
The crash took place outside the central city of Larissa late on Tuesday, when a passenger train heading from the capital, Athens, to Thessaloniki collided with a cargo train travelling from the northern city.
Some of the passenger carriages exploded in flames from the impact.
Rail operator Hellenic Train reported about 350 people had been on the passenger train, which left Athens at 7.22pm (19:22 GMT).
Kostas Karamanlis, Greece’s transport minister, resigned after visiting the site of the crash, saying he felt it was his “duty” to step down.

Al Jazeera’s Um-e-Kulsoom Shariff reports.

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