serious accident progress Train crash in Greece This caused at least 43 deaths and more than 85 injuries near the town of Larissa. in central Greece At the time before midnight on February 28, 2023 according to local time It is considered the worst train tragedy in Greece.
On March 2, 2023, the Daily Mail revealed CCTV footage showing the most horrifying moment. While the passenger train violently collided with the freight train. causing a huge fireball to shoot hundreds of feet into the sky Several train carriages derailed The first passenger train car caught fire. It has a temperature of up to 1,300 degrees Celsius.
A spokesman for the local fire department said with regret that The temperature inside the first passenger carriage that caught fire was Temperatures reached 1,300 degrees Celsius, making it difficult to identify the passengers who died on the first carriage, while rescue teams are still searching for the dead among the burnt-out train carriages today. iron
by this passenger train It brought more than 350 passengers, most of whom traveled from Athens. to the city of Thessaloniki in the northern part of the country and the scene It’s about 380 kilometers from Athens, halfway through the train journey. Many of the passengers were students in their 20s traveling from Athens. Return to Thessaloniki.
After a fatal train crash in Greece And still do not know the exact cause of the accident, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, said that the accident seemed to be caused by human error. A Greek government spokesman said the two trains were traveling on the same track. The train locomotives have turned to each other for several kilometers. before violently colliding
The head of the railway station in Larissa, 59, has already been charged with manslaughter. He will appear in court on Thursday, March 2, 2023. However, the head of the railway station in Larissa has denied allegations that he committed any wrongdoing. and blaming the cause of the accident as a technical error
Greece’s transport minister has resigned from his post. along with saying He took responsibility for the failure of the authorities to maintain the railway system. which is not suitable for the 21st century
Railway workers across Greece began their first strike on March 1, 2023 local time. with dissatisfaction with the government by blaming the previous government Has neglected to allocate the budget for the maintenance of the railway system in Greece. Until leading to the tragedy of a serious train collision
