Head-on crash near Larissa leaves 2.5-year-old boy intubated and his father with fractures

The crash

A passenger car collided head-on with a school bus on the afternoon of Thursday, 12 November 2026, in the Terpsithea area just outside Larissa. The car was carrying the driver, a father, and his 2.5-year-old son, who sat in a child seat in the rear. Greek outlets citing the local site onlarissa.gr reported that the front of the car was crushed into a mass of twisted metal.

Rescue and hospital care

Fire service crews and an EKAB ambulance reached the scene, and firefighters freed both occupants. The two were taken to Larissa General Hospital. Doctors intubated the boy, while the father was left with crushing fractures, according to onlarissa.gr. Most reports put the father at around 30 years old, while NewsIT gave his age as 33. ΣΚΑΪ described the boy as being in comparatively better apparent condition than his father.

The school bus

The bus was carrying children at the time of the collision. According to the first reports, none of the children suffered a serious injury. The young passengers were moved away from the site and continued their journey by another vehicle.

Investigation

The exact conditions that led to the head-on collision remain under investigation. Reports on the scene and the injuries are based on first information from local media and emergency services, and later updates on the boy's condition had not been published in the articles reviewed.