Greece Transport Minister Resigns Over Train Accident

Greece's Transport Minister announced his resignation following the deadly train crash.

The crash killed at least 36 people and injured dozens of others on Wednesday.

Minister Kostas Karamanlis in a statement said that resigning was his duty and the least he could do to honour the victims.

He added that he was undertaking the responsibility for the state's long-standing failures.

On the accident, he also promised that no findings would be kept secret.

Emergency services say at least 36 people were killed in the crash between a freight train and a passenger train near the city of Larissa.