What went wrong in Greece? All to know about deadly train crash
2 years, 1 month ago

What went wrong in Greece? All to know about deadly train crash

Al Jazeera  

At least 57 people were killed when a passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train outside the city of Larissa. A passenger train travelling from the capital, Athens, to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided with a cargo train carrying shipping containers coming from the opposite direction on the same track. “The last conversation recorded between the station master and the passenger train driver suggests exactly such an incident of simply ignoring the signalling. Nikos Tsouridis, a retired train driver trainer, said drivers involved in the crash had died “because there were no safety measures”. “Windows were being smashed, and people were screaming … One of the windows caved in from the impact of iron from the other train,” another passenger, who escaped from the fifth carriage, told Skai TV.

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Thousands in Greece protest the government's role in deadly train crash 2 years ago
1 month ago

Thousands in Greece protest the government's role in deadly train crash 2 years ago

NPR  

Thousands in Greece protest the government's role in deadly train crash 2 years ago Thousands demonstrate in Greece on anniversary of deadly train crash that killed 57 and injured scores more in 2023. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A general strike and mass protests in Greece brought parts of the country to a halt on Friday on the second anniversary of its …

Greece: Riots erupt in Athens, Thessaloniki on second anniversary of deadliest 2023 train accident
1 month ago

Greece: Riots erupt in Athens, Thessaloniki on second anniversary of deadliest 2023 train accident

Live Mint  

Clashes erupted in Athens and other parts of Greece on Friday as hundreds of thousands of Greeks protested on the second anniversary of the country's deadliest train accident. Blaming the government for the train accident and calling it a murder, the protesters said the government has not done anything to get justice. Greece's second city, Thessaloniki, also witnessed clashes, where …

Warning that Greece will come to a standstill as country hit by mass protest
1 month ago

Warning that Greece will come to a standstill as country hit by mass protest

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greece will come to a standstill on Friday as thousands are expected to join mass protests, …

As anger mounts over rail disaster in Greece, workers strike and thousands are expected to protest
1 month ago

As anger mounts over rail disaster in Greece, workers strike and thousands are expected to protest

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS, Greece — Two years after a devastating train crash in northern Greece, a general strike and hundreds of planned demonstrations are bringing the nation to standstill to mark the anniversary of a tragedy that has become a symbol of institutional failure. As anger mounts over rail disaster in Greece, workers strike and thousands are expected to protest The mass …

As anger mounts over rail disaster in Greece, workers strike and thousands are expected to protest
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1 month ago

As anger mounts over rail disaster in Greece, workers strike and thousands are expected to protest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Feb. 28, 2023, disaster in Tempe – where …

Violent protests in Greece on rail crash anniversary as frustration at system failures boils over
1 month ago

Violent protests in Greece on rail crash anniversary as frustration at system failures boils over

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water canon at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up paving stones in Athens Friday during a massive demonstration marking the second anniversary of Greece’s worst rail disaster that has become a symbol of institutional failure. Rail disaster exposed deficiencies in transportation infrastructure Unions called a general strike …

Anger mounts as Greece remembers deadliest train crash two years on
1 month ago

Anger mounts as Greece remembers deadliest train crash two years on

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Greeks go on strike and join protests, directing their rage at the government two years after 57 people died. An independent accident report released on Thursday cited a litany of chronic equipment failures and human errors in the Greek railway system that led a northbound passenger train to collide head-on with a southbound freight train in the Tempe …

Greek rail disaster report cites errors and major systemic failures
1 month ago

Greek rail disaster report cites errors and major systemic failures

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A long-awaited report on the investigation into Greece’s deadliest train crash was released Thursday, blaming human error, outdated infrastructure and major systemic failures for the head-on collision that killed 57 people two years ago. Investigators also highlighted poor training, staff shortages and a deteriorating railway system that lacked automated safety controls, noting a chronic lack of public …

Greece’s rail disaster due to chronic safety gaps, inquiry finds
1 month ago

Greece’s rail disaster due to chronic safety gaps, inquiry finds

Al Jazeera  

The first inquiry by a national authority also pointed to the possible presence of an ‘unknown fuel’. Greece’s worst rail disaster in 2023 was due to chronic safety gaps that still need to be addressed to prevent a repeat, investigators have said a day before the tragedy’s second anniversary. The inquiry by the National Aviation Investigation Agency and Railway Accidents …

Mass protests across Greece to demand justice for Tempe train crash victims
2 months ago

Mass protests across Greece to demand justice for Tempe train crash victims

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets in 110 cities, including 13 locations abroad, to demand justice for the 57 victims of the country’s deadliest rail disaster in 2023. The protesters called to demonstrate by victims’ relatives held banners and signs reading “I have no oxygen”, a phrase uttered by a victim, still alive, who called the …

Tens of thousands of Greeks seek justice for victims of Tempe train crash
2 months, 1 week ago

Tens of thousands of Greeks seek justice for victims of Tempe train crash

Al Jazeera  

Fifty-seven people were killed when a freight train and a passenger train packed with students collided in February 2023. Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied outside Greece’s parliament in Athens to demand justice for the victims of the country’s worst railway disaster nearly two years ago. Sunday’s demonstration, one of the biggest to be held in the capital in …

At least three people are killed - including two children - and more than 40 injured as passenger trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta
6 months, 2 weeks ago

At least three people are killed - including two children - and more than 40 injured as passenger trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta

Daily Mail  

Two passenger trains have ploughed into each other in Egypt's Nile Delta, killing at least three people including two children. Two passenger trains have collided into each other in Egypt's Nile Delta city of Zagazig At least three people have died, Egyptian authorities said Video from the site of the crash shows a train car crumpled by the impact, surrounded …

Greek stationmaster suspended after 2 trains were ordered onto a collision course
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Greek stationmaster suspended after 2 trains were ordered onto a collision course

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A train stationmaster was suspended …

At least 5 killed in train-bus collision in Slovakia
9 months ago

At least 5 killed in train-bus collision in Slovakia

China Daily  

BRATISLAVA -- At least five people died and five others were injured as a train collided with a bus in Slovakia on Thursday, the Slovak Emergency Medical Rescue Service Operational Centre said. An express train carrying more than 100 passengers from Prague to Budapest crashed into a bus shortly after 5 pm local time. The locomotive and engineer of the …

15 killed and dozens injured as goods train collides with passenger express in India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

15 killed and dozens injured as goods train collides with passenger express in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 15 people were …

At least 13 people dead, several feared trapped in passenger and goods train collision in India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 13 people dead, several feared trapped in passenger and goods train collision in India

ABC  

In short: At least 13 people have died and over 25 have been injured in a train crash in India, officials say. A passenger train collided with a goods train on Monday, local time, derailing three passenger carriages in Darjeeling district. At least 13 people have died and more than 25 were injured when an express passenger train collided with …

Four killed, dozens injured in Czech train crash
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Four killed, dozens injured in Czech train crash

Al Jazeera  

Train with about 300 people on board was heading towards western Ukraine when it struck a goods train travelling in the opposite direction. Four people have been killed and more than two dozen injured after a passenger train crashed into a goods train in the Czech city of Pardubice, about 100 kilometres east of the capital Prague. “I can confirm …

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India
1 year, 1 month ago

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India

Hindustan Times  

At least two passengers have died and some were injured after being hit by a train near Kaljariya railway crossing in Jharkhand's Jamtara-Karmatand area on Wednesday, Jamtara deputy commissioner Shashi Bhushan Mehra said. People stand near a railway track where at least two persons were run over and killed by a train near Kaljharia area, in Jamtara district. Read Here: …

Greeks strike to mark train crash anniversary and demand justice
1 year, 1 month ago

Greeks strike to mark train crash anniversary and demand justice

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of striking Greek workers and students have marched through central Athens to mark the first anniversary of the country’s deadliest train crash – and demand justice and bigger pay rises. Some of those marching in Athens held up a black banner reading: “We don’t forget – we demand justice.” On February 28, 2023, a passenger train from Athens to …

Indonesia train collision | Four dead, 22 injured
1 year, 2 months ago

Indonesia train collision | Four dead, 22 injured

The Hindu  

Four people were killed and at least 22 injured when two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Indonesia on January 5, officials said. The crash between an intra-city train carrying 287 passengers and a local line with 191 on board took place at 6:03 a.m. local time near Cicalengka, railway operator PT KAI said. "KAI is deeply saddened and …

At least 10 people are dead and 27 injured after two trains crash into each other in India due to 'human error'
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 10 people are dead and 27 injured after two trains crash into each other in India due to 'human error'

Daily Mail  

The railway ministry said the error was caused by an 'overshooting of a signal' At least 10 people were killed and 27 people were injured after two trains crashed in India due to a 'human error'. The Indian railway ministry said in a statement that a preliminary investigation found that 'human error' had led to the collision, caused by 'overshooting …

Indian authorities arrest 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290 people
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian authorities arrest 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290 people

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s federal crime agency said Friday it has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of the country’s deadliest train accidents, which killed more than 290 people last month. June’s train crash in eastern Odisha state occurred when a packed passenger train was mistakenly diverted onto an adjacent loop line where it rammed into a stationary …

Signalling system error led to deadly train crash: India official
1 year, 9 months ago

Signalling system error led to deadly train crash: India official

Al Jazeera  

Error in the electronic signalling system blamed for the deadliest crash in two decades as families scour hospitals and morgues for missing relatives. The derailment of trains in eastern India that killed at least 288 people and injured more than 800 was caused by an error in the electronic signalling system that sent them onto the wrong tracks, a railway …

India Train Crash Kills Over 280 In One Of Nation's Worst Rail Disasters
1 year, 9 months ago

India Train Crash Kills Over 280 In One Of Nation's Worst Rail Disasters

Huff Post  

Rescuers work at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Saturday, June 3, 2023. Rescuers are wading through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds as rail cars were flipped …

India train crash kills over 280, hurts 900 in country's deadliest rail accident in decades
1 year, 9 months ago

India train crash kills over 280, hurts 900 in country's deadliest rail accident in decades

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers waded through piles of …

3 Trains Crash, Killing 275 People in India
1 year, 9 months ago

3 Trains Crash, Killing 275 People in India

The Diplomat  

An error in the signaling system is said to have caused the crash, and a probe will establish whether it was due to human or technical error. The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into …

Timeline: The world’s deadliest train crashes
1 year, 9 months ago

Timeline: The world’s deadliest train crashes

Al Jazeera  

Train derailments are rare, yet collisions and other accidents still occur despite efforts to improve safety. July 2011 – A passenger train jumped tracks near Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, killing 68 people and leaving 239 passengers injured. World: February 2023 – A head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train on the route between …

India’s worst train disaster in 20 years
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s worst train disaster in 20 years

Al Jazeera  

Three trains have crashed in India’s eastern Odisha state, killing at least 288 people in the country’s worst rail disaster in 20 years. Nearly 900 people were injured in the accident in Balasore district, said Pradeep Jena, the state’s top administrative official. The accident, which happened about 200km from state capital Bhubaneswar on Friday night, led to chaotic scenes as …

At least 288 killed in India’s deadliest train crash in decades
1 year, 10 months ago

At least 288 killed in India’s deadliest train crash in decades

Al Jazeera  

An extensive search-and-rescue operation ends as an investigation is under way into the triple train pile-up that injured more than 1,100. At least 288 people were killed and hundreds injured after three trains were involved in India’s deadliest rail accident in two decades, with families still searching for their loved ones and an investigation into the cause under way. The …

After Greek rail disaster, trains gradually restart
2 years ago

After Greek rail disaster, trains gradually restart

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Train services in Greece resumed Wednesday for the first time since a deadly rail disaster three weeks ago, and just a day after the embattled conservative prime minister announced an early election for May. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose center-right government has been struggling to regain its footing after the crash, said late Tuesday said he would …

After train collision that killed 57, railway service in Greece gradually resumes
2 years ago

After train collision that killed 57, railway service in Greece gradually resumes

LA Times  

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that new elections would be held in May. Train services in Greece resumed Wednesday for the first time since a deadly rail disaster three weeks ago and just a day after the embattled conservative prime minister announced early elections for May. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose center-right government has been struggling to regain …

Thousands rally in new Greece protests over train crash
2 years ago

Thousands rally in new Greece protests over train crash

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators demand punishment for those responsible for a train collision that killed 57 people. Thousands of people have rallied in central Athens to protest over Greece’s deadliest rail disaster, which killed dozens of people last month. The demonstrators expressed anger over safety deficiencies in Greece’s railway network and demanded punishment for those responsible for the head-on collision between a passenger …

'Top priority': Greek Prime Minister asks Supreme Court to expedite prosecutions over train crash
2 years ago

'Top priority': Greek Prime Minister asks Supreme Court to expedite prosecutions over train crash

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is expected to seek re-election in April, asked for forgiveness from the families of those killed in Greece’s worst rail disaster as thousands of furious protesters rallied in Athens and clashed with police Athens, Greece: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked the country’s Supreme Court to give “top priority” to the criminal cases triggered …

Greece Train Crash: PM Mitsotakis Seeks Forgiveness; Stationmaster Charged
2 years ago

Greece Train Crash: PM Mitsotakis Seeks Forgiveness; Stationmaster Charged

News 18  

The stationmaster implicated in Greece’s deadliest rail crash, which killed at least 57 people, was charged and taken into custody Sunday, hours after the prime minister asked for forgiveness for the disaster. A legal source told AFP that the 59-year-old stationmaster, who has been named as Vassilis Samaras, was charged over his role in the “death of a large number …

Sorrow gives way to anger in Greece’s worst ever train crash
2 years ago

Sorrow gives way to anger in Greece’s worst ever train crash

Al Jazeera  

Many of the 57 people who died in Greece’s train accident were young, sparking fury across the country. Larissa, Greece – Relatives of those killed in Greece’s worst-ever train accident stood in silence at the Larissa General Hospital amphitheatre, normally used for doctors’ seminars. “They’ve focused on one tree, and have moved the forest away,” said a taxi driver from …

Greek stationmaster jailed pending trial after deadly train crash
2 years ago

Greek stationmaster jailed pending trial after deadly train crash

Al Jazeera  

A Greek railway employee has been jailed pending trial over a train crash that killed at least 57 people. The railway employee, who cannot be named under Greek law, was the stationmaster in the central city of Larissa, where the train crash took place. “Justice will very fast investigate the tragedy and determine liabilities.” Railway workers’ unions say safety systems …

Stationmaster Charged In Greece Train Crash That Killed 57
2 years ago

Stationmaster Charged In Greece Train Crash That Killed 57

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATHENS, Greece — A stationmaster accused of causing Greece’s deadliest train disaster was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial Sunday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece’s government may bear for the tragedy. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accompanied by Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis, visit the location of train collision in Tempe, …

Stationmaster charged in Greece train crash that killed 57
2 years ago

Stationmaster charged in Greece train crash that killed 57

LA Times  

A protester outside the Greek Parliament sits among black balloons Sunday during a demonstration prompted by last week’s fatal train collision. A stationmaster accused of causing Greece’s deadliest train disaster was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial Sunday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece’s government may bear for the tragedy. In an initial statement …

Demonstrators, police clash as Greece train crash protests resume
2 years ago

Demonstrators, police clash as Greece train crash protests resume

Al Jazeera  

Protesters clashed with police in front of the Greek parliament in Athens amid continuing demonstrations against the government. Clashes have erupted between police and a group of demonstrators outside the Greek parliament in Athens on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students and railway workers over Greece’s deadliest train crash in living memory. Police said 12,000 people had …

Greece: Crash victims returned to families in closed caskets
2 years ago

Greece: Crash victims returned to families in closed caskets

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities in Greece said Friday …

Train crash wreckage scoured as anger rises across Greece
2 years ago

Train crash wreckage scoured as anger rises across Greece

Al Jazeera  

Government accused of rail safety failures, as several Greeks wait to hear if their relatives are among victims. Thousands of Greek students are protesting for a third consecutive day as anger mounts after the country’s worst train tragedy, in which at least 57 people died. Authorities suggested “human error” to explain the train collision, in which two carriages were demolished …

Deadly Greek train crash prompts strike; relatives give DNA
2 years ago

Deadly Greek train crash prompts strike; relatives give DNA

Associated Press  

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Family members awaited the results of DNA testing to identify victims of a train crash that killed nearly 60 people in Greece, as workers went on strike Thursday saying the rail system is outdated, underfunded and dangerous. “I’ve been trying since yesterday afternoon to communicate with the company to find out what seat my father was in,” …

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis blames 'tragic human error' for train collision
2 years, 1 month ago

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis blames 'tragic human error' for train collision

Firstpost  

Larissa, Greece: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday that a “tragic human error” was probably responsible for a train collision that left at least 38 dead in the country’s worst rail tragedy. The president of the train drivers’ union, Kostas Genidounias, told AFP that the accident “would have been avoided if the safety systems were working”. Prime Minister Kyriakos …

Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece’s deadliest train crash
2 years, 1 month ago

Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece’s deadliest train crash

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Greece — Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s deadliest rail crash. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the collision of the passenger train and a freight train “a …

Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece's deadliest train crash
2 years, 1 month ago

Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece's deadliest train crash

India Today  

Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s deadliest rail crash. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the collision of the passenger train and a freight train “a horrific rail accident …

Xi extends condolences to Greek counterpart over fatal train collision
2 years, 1 month ago

Xi extends condolences to Greek counterpart over fatal train collision

China Daily  

Destroyed train carriages are seen at the site of a crash, where two trains collided, near the city of Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday over a deadly train collision in Greece. Greek officials on Wednesday said a train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed with …

Burned carriages, mangled steel at site of Greek train crash
2 years, 1 month ago

Burned carriages, mangled steel at site of Greek train crash

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Greece — Sudden braking, sparks, an explosion. Survivors of a deadly train crash in Greece said the impact of the collision sent passengers flying though the windows of train cars. Hours later, rescuers used cranes and heavy machinery to sift through the horrific scene of mangled carriages, smoking steel and strewn bodies near the Vale of Tempe, a river …

A look at some of Europe’s train disasters in recent times
2 years, 1 month ago

A look at some of Europe’s train disasters in recent times

Associated Press  

A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Greece has killed dozens of people and injured scores more. SPANISH COMMUTER TRAIN In July 2013, a commuter train hurtled off the rails as it came around a bend near the northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, killing 80 and injuring 145 others. SPANISH SUBWAY TRAIN A …

A look at some of Europe's train disasters in recent times
2 years, 1 month ago

A look at some of Europe's train disasters in recent times

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. SPANISH COMMUTER TRAIN In July 2013, a commuter train …

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