the suspicion of human fault at the origin of the fatal collision

Wagons weighing several tons scattered along the tracks and a pile of tangled scrap metal. Greece discovered on Wednesday 1^er march, a scene of desolation. The day before, two trains collided at 160 km/h. A passenger train from Athens was heading towards Thessaloniki, but at the height of the city of Larissa, it collided head-on with a freight train traveling in the other direction. “All I remember is feeling hard braking when suddenly seeing sparks and flames”testifies a survivor.

Three days of national mourning declared

On the passenger train, many students were returning from a long weekend. Very quickly, the families of the travelers rushed to the place to have news of their loved ones. Result: at least thirty dead and more than 80 injured. The Larissa station master has been arrested and is being prosecuted for negligent homicide. In the middle of the sheets, 150 firefighters tried to find survivors. The Prime Minister visited the scene of the collision. Three days of national mourning have been declared.