Trains collide in Poland; 16 dead
00:56 - Source: CNN

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NEW: A U.S. citizen is among the dead, consulate confirms

NEW: Finding more survivors is unlikely, duty officer says

At least 60 people are injured

The rescue operation is complicated, a firefighter says

CNN  — 

Two passenger trains collided in southwestern Poland late Saturday, leaving several dead and dozens more injured, the country’s state railway said.

An American citizen was among the dead, said a spokesman with the U.S. Consulate in Krakow.

In addition to the fatalities, the collision Saturday night injured at least 60 others, according to the Polish State Fire Brigade.

Authorities are “almost sure there will be no living persons inside the wreckage,” said Marcin Kopczynski, the duty officer. “We are using dogs to see if there are any living persons inside but no signs yet.”

A firefighter described the rescue operation at the crash site in Szczekociny as complicated.

“The damage (to) the wagons is huge. We have contact with victims. We approach very cautiously,” firefighter Jaroslaw Wojtasik told TVN.

More than 100 passengers who were not injured in the collision were evacuated to Warsaw, the railway said.

CNN’s Joyce Joseph contributed to this report.