Europe News Desk !! The death toll in the train accident in central Greece has risen to 57. The officers provided this information. Greek police spokeswoman Constantia Demoglido told reporters on Thursday that 48 people were hospitalized. The condition of six of them is critical. Vassilios Vatharkogiannis, a spokesman for the Greek fire service, said the search and rescue operation was expected to end on Friday. An investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the accident, Xinhua news agency reported. A station master has been arrested on charges of negligence in the matter. The government has declared three days of national mourning till Friday and promised that problems affecting railway operations will be addressed to prevent such tragedies in the future.
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