BERNARD SHAW, CNN ANCHOR: In Norway, rescue efforts have been suspended at the site of a deadly collision of two passenger trains. CNN's Jim Bittermann is near the scene of the crash near Elverum, Norway, and joins us on the phone with the very latest -- Jim.</s>JIM BITTERMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Bernie, it's after midnight here in Norway and below freezing, so rescue workers have suspended operations for the night. There are 26 people still unaccounted for. And while police say some may have wandered off without checking in with authorities, it also seems likely that they may have been killed with the seven others that are known dead. A fire at the wreck site burned out of control for nearly four hours and hampered rescues attempts. The two trains, according to officials, collided head on. They were traveling on the same section of single track, a local train headed north and a high-speed train headed south from the coastal town Trondhime (ph). Three of the crewmen are unaccounted for. Sixty-seven people survived the crash, which occurred in a wooded, rural part of Norway about 980 kilometers or 60 miles north of Oslo. The injured were taken by nearby hospitals in some instances by helicopter. The director of the National Railroad System says that this section of track was due for a safety upgrade next year, and that neither train was equipped with an automatic braking system. Investigators will begin trying to determine the cause of the crash when recovery operations resume at first light. Jim Bittermann reporting live from Elverum, Norway.</s>SHAW: Thanks for the update, Jim.
Passenger Trains Collide in Norway