Death toll rises, dozens still missing

The official confirmed death toll of the Tempe rail crash rose to 57 late on Thursday night, with 56 passengers still missing according to the latest release by the Hellenic Fire Service.

Rescue operations were still under way under difficult conditions, with the focus now being on the third carriage that is almost completely overturned. The efforts were also being assisted by a digger.

Meanwhile, Supreme Court prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos has called on the investigating Larissa prosecutor to broaden his search in all directions to identify those responsible for the deadly rail collision in central Greece just before midnight Tuesday. 

He stressed that the aim of the investigation into the circumstances that led to the passenger train heading to the northern city of Thessaloniki colliding with a freight train coming in the opposite direction is to pinpoint...