Bodies of victims of train disaster returned to families in closed caskets

The wreckage of the trains lie on the rail lines after Tuesday’s horror crash. Picture: AP /Giannis Papanikos

The wreckage of the trains lie on the rail lines after Tuesday’s horror crash. Picture: AP /Giannis Papanikos

Authorities in Greece said on Friday that all remains recovered so far from scene of this week’s rail disaster have been accounted for, with the death toll from the crash remaining at 57.

The bodies of victims from Tuesday’s head-on train collision were being returned to families in closed caskets after DNA matches were confirmed.

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