Train crash Greece

The government has declared three days of national mourning after a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train killed at least three ...

"The trains were completely destroyed, both passenger and freight trains." They said others fought to free themselves after the passenger train buckled, slamming into a field near the gorge, about 235 miles north of Athens. "People, naturally, were scared — very scared," he said. "I feel so sorry for the parents of these kids." Officials said the army had been contacted to assist. Many of the approximately 350 people aboard the passenger train were students returning from Greece's raucous Carnival, officials said.

It took a bang, and just seconds to turn a long holiday weekend into a nightmare for hundreds of Greeks caught up in a deadly train collision on Tuesday ...

The Tempi valley, where the crash occurred, is a notorious spot for accidents. "Windows were being smashed and people were screaming," said a passenger on the fifth carriage. There were five people injured just where I stood," he said. Another woman ran to embrace her daughter as she disembarked from a bus with survivors. "My child is not picking up the phone," one woman said as she waited at a train station in Thessaloniki. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Fire Service officials said at least 85 were hurt in the collision just before midnight near Tempe, 235 miles north of Athens.

we’re getting cranes to come in and special lifting equipment to clear the debris and lift the rail cars. “I feel so sorry for the parents of these kids.” Others scoured the field with flashlights and checked underneath the wreckage. Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the Thessaly area, told Greece’s Skai television the two trains crashed head on at high speed. “The trains were completely destroyed, both passenger and freight trains.” “People, naturally, were scared — very scared,” he said.

Investigation may uncover signalling or human error, but some are already propounding the role of railway privatisation.

In that incident, a distracted signaller, who allowed two trains to travel in opposite directions down the single-track line, was eventually found responsible. A high proportion of deaths have been track workers rather than passengers. The damage from a head-on collision at such speeds is clear – while several carriages were visibly burnt and derailed, the leading two, the regional governor said, “no longer exist”.

The death toll rose to 36 on Wednesday and a railroad worker was arrested after two trains collided head-on in northern Greece.

They said others fought to free themselves after the passenger train buckled, slamming into a field near the gorge 235 miles north of Athens. [FLORIDA DERAILMENT: ] [Train carrying propane derailed near Florida airport; no leaks detected, officials say](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/28/sarasota-florida-derailment-propane-officials/11368082002/) [Prime minister vows to determine cause of crash] [Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who described the crash as "an unspeakable tragedy," was travelling to the region, his office said. “The trains were completely destroyed, both passenger and freight trains.”] [Train station official arrested] [The stationmaster in the Greek city of Larissa, near where two trains collided Tuesday night, has been charged with manslaughter by negligence and grievous bodily harm by negligence, police said. Authorities did not immediately reveal their connection to the crash, and no cause was immediately revealed. Cranes were brought in to slowly peel away layers of the twisted, burned steel.

The station master of the central Greek city of Larissa has been arrested, police said, hours after a head-on collision between two trains that left at ...

Another woman, who was waiting there, said her child was not picking up the phone. We will be lucky to have a body to bury," he added. A passenger who escaped from the fifth carriage told Skai TV: "Windows were being smashed and people were screaming. His wife's sister was travelling in the first two carriages. "Now we are waiting to do a DNA test. "There was panic ...

The transport minister in Greece has submitted his resignation after at least 36 people died in a head-on train crash. Rescue teams are still searching for ...

Our thoughts and prayers go to the victims of the deadly train accident and their families. Wishing the injured a speedy recovery! "Several carriages are completely disintegrated; and there are hundreds of firefighters, police, medical professionals on the scene because there are believed to be people still trapped in the wreckage," she added. "People were describing tumbling around the flames in the wagons and struggling to escape. "At least 36 people are believed to be dead, dozens of people are injured and have been taken to nearby hospitals. Rescue teams are still searching for survivors of the collision, which involved a passenger service and a freight train in the north of the country.

At least 36 people died in the collision just before midnight near Tempe, 235 miles north of Athens.

we’re getting cranes to come in and special lifting equipment to clear the debris and lift the rail cars. “I feel so sorry for the parents of these kids.” Others scoured the field with flashlights and checked underneath the wreckage. Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the Thessaly area, told Greece’s Skai television the two trains crashed head on at high speed. “The trains were completely destroyed, both passenger and freight trains.” “People, naturally, were scared — very scared,” he said.

Rescuers delved Wednesday through flattened, burned-out carriages for survivors and bodies after a passenger train and a freight train crashed head-on in ...

“The trains were completely destroyed, both passenger and freight trains.” “People, naturally, were scared — very scared,” he said. The doors were closed but in a few minutes train staff opened them and we got out.” “It will take a long time,” said Sarianidis. Officials said the army had been contacted to assist. The cause of the crash near the Vale of Tempe, about 380 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, was not immediately clear, but the stationmaster in the nearby city of Larissa was arrested Wednesday.

A passenger train and a freight train were traveling down the same track when they crashed head-on, sending the first two passenger carriages flying into ...

following the aftermath of [an Ohio train derailment that sent hazardous materials spilling into the surrounding residential area.](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157333630/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment) [An initial report from the National Transportation Safety Board](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1158972561/east-palestine-train-derailment-ntsb-preliminary-report-wheel-bearing) stopped short of declaring a conclusive cause of the Ohio derailment, but said a wheel bearing overheated, raising questions of whether the train's safety sensors and procedures were sufficient. [told NPR's Up First that the collision is likely to spark a debate](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/27/1159628799/china-response-to-house-hearing-cpac-starts-amid-controversy-greece-train-crash) around rail safety. The freight train was likely carrying construction material, such as heavy steel plates, [according to Greece's public media agency, ERT.](https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/ellada/live-sygkrousi-trenon-sta-tempi-toulaxiston-36-nekroi-dekades-traymaties-anazitoun-epivates-sta-syntrimmia/) The trains collided, head-on, just before midnight local time, as the passenger train was exiting a tunnel under a highway in the municipality of Tempe. The 59-year-old Hellenic Train employee denied any wrongdoing, saying the accident may have been a technical failure. Getting a full picture of what happened may take some time, authorities say. [According to the national rail operator,](https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en/news/announcement-132023-trains-collision) the passenger train was carrying roughly 350 people at the time of the collision, traveling at high speed from Athens to Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city. A total of 130 were injured. [reports the Associated Press.](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1160282712/fiery-greece-train-collision-kills-more-than-2-dozen-injures-more-than-80) Υποχρέωσή μας τώρα είναι να περιθάλψουμε τους τραυματίες και να είμαστε δίπλα τους. [declared three days of national mourning](https://apa.az/en/europe/greek-pm-mitsotakis-declares-three-days-of-national-mourning-397614) in the country. [The Associated Press reported ](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1160282712/fiery-greece-train-collision-kills-more-than-2-dozen-injures-more-than-80)that many of those passengers were students returning from Carnival, a three-day festival that precedes the religious season of Lent.

TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Rescuers searched for survivors Wednesday in the mangled, burned-out wreckage of two trains that slammed into each other in northern ...

Many of the passengers were students returning to Thessaloniki from Carnival, but officials said but no detailed passenger list was available. Minor clashes broke out as some protesters threw stones at the offices of Greece’s rail operator and riot police, and set dumpsters on fire. In Athens, several hundred members of left-wing groups marched late Wednesday to protest the train deaths. He said some passengers escaped through windows but that after a few minutes, crew members were able to open the doors and let people out. “Our carriage didn’t derail, but the ones in front did and were smashed,” he said, visibly shaken. Condolences poured in from all over the world, including neighboring Turkey, Greece’s historic regional rival. Authorities arrested the stationmaster at the train’s last stop, in the city of Larissa. While the track is double, both trains were traveling in opposite directions on the same line near the Vale of Tempe, a river valley about 380 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens. “It will take a long time,” said Sarianidis. Police took their names as they arrived, in an effort to track anyone who may be missing. He said windows shattered, showering riders with glass. Vassilis Polyzos, a local resident who said he was one of the first people on the scene, said both trains “were completely destroyed.”