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 and a buffet car caught fire, trapping many victims inside. The rail union federation denounced a “lack of respect towards Greece’s rail network by successive governments over the years, which led to this tragic result”. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is seeking re-election this year, said after visiting the crash site on Wednesday, “Everything shows that the drama was, sadly, mainly due to a tragic human error.” Government spokesman Yiannis Economou said an inquiry would examine the “chronic delays in implementing railway works – delays caused by chronic public sector malaise and decades of failure”.

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Violence erupts during protests in Greece as government challenged in vote over rail disaster
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Violence erupts during protests in Greece as government challenged in vote over rail disaster

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Clashes broke out in Greece’s two largest cities Friday, as protesters hurled gasoline bombs and flares outside parliament, during a censure motion debate against the government over its handling of a deadly rail disaster two years ago. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at the violent protesters and used water cannons when the clashes broke out …

Protests turn violent as Greece’s government battles censure motion over deadly train crash
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Protests turn violent as Greece’s government battles censure motion over deadly train crash

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Protesters launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece’s parliament late Wednesday, in renewed nationwide protests calling for politicians to be held accountable for a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives. The fierce clashes erupted hours after opposition parties challenged Greece’s center-right government with a no-confidence motion in parliament. The censure motion — …

Protests in Greece on rail crash anniversary as frustration at system failures boils over
3 weeks, 4 days ago

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

The Hindu  

Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up paving stones in Athens on Friday. “The full truth must come to light, and those responsible, no matter how high their position, must be held accountable,” said Yannis Panagopoulos, president of the General Confederation of Greek Workers, the country’s largest labor …

Thousands in Greece protest the government's role in deadly train crash 2 years ago
3 weeks, 4 days 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
3 weeks, 4 days 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
3 weeks, 5 days 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
3 weeks, 5 days 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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3 weeks, 5 days 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
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Violent protests and general strike roil cities across Greece
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Violent protests and general strike roil cities across Greece

LA Times  

Riot police try to avoid the flames from a gasoline bomb outside the Greek parliament during a protest in Athens. Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up paving stones in Athens on Friday during a massive demonstration marking the second anniversary of Greece’s worst rail disaster that has become …

Anger mounts as Greece remembers deadliest train crash two years on
3 weeks, 5 days 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
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Greek air traffic controllers to join general strike on anniversary of fatal rail crash
1 month ago

Greek air traffic controllers to join general strike on anniversary of fatal rail crash

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s air traffic controllers said Thursday they will join a nationwide general strike called to demand justice for the victims of the country’s worst rail disaster two years ago. The air controllers’ participation in the Feb. 28 strike, called by labor unions representing public and private sector workers, is expected to ground all commercial passenger flights heading …

Protests over train station collapse grip Serbia, demand government action
1 month, 1 week ago

Protests over train station collapse grip Serbia, demand government action

Al Jazeera  

Students march in Serbia, seeking justice for train station victims and accountability for corruption and nepotism. Tens of thousands of students have descended on the town of Kragujevac in central Serbia, the latest in a series of protests to rock the Balkan country after the deadly collapse of a train station roof last year. Fifteen people were killed were killed …

Serbian farmers join striking university students’ 24-hour traffic blockade in Belgrade
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Serbian farmers join striking university students’ 24-hour traffic blockade in Belgrade

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s striking university students on Monday launched a 24-hour blockade of a key traffic intersection in the capital, Belgrade, stepping up pressure on the populist authorities over a deadly canopy collapse in November that killed 15 people. Serbian farmers on tractors and thousands of citizens joined the blockade that followed weeks of protests demanding accountability of the …

Mass protests across Greece to demand justice for Tempe train crash victims
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Protesters in over 100 cities in Greece and abroad demand justice for 2023 rail crash victims
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Protesters in over 100 cities in Greece and abroad demand justice for 2023 rail crash victims

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets in 110 cities Sunday, 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 placards and chanted “I have no oxygen,” a phrase reportedly uttered by a victim, still alive, …

Tens of thousands of Greeks seek justice for victims of Tempe train crash
2 months 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 …

Serbia: Massive general strike called by students goes into effect; theatres, schools & bookstores shuttered
2 months ago

Serbia: Massive general strike called by students goes into effect; theatres, schools & bookstores shuttered

Firstpost  

Protesters allege corruption, nepotism, and substandard construction led to the tragedy in Novi Sad, where a concrete awning of the station roof caved in and killed 15 in November 2024 A protestor holds an orthodox icon as a thousands of students attend a protest on New Year's Eve to demand accountability for the November train station roof collapse that killed …

University students lead a strike in Serbia as populist president plans a rally to counter protests
2 months ago

University students lead a strike in Serbia as populist president plans a rally to counter protests

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — A student-led strike closed down numerous businesses throughout Serbia on Friday as populist President Aleksandar Vucic planned a big rally to counter persistent anti-government protests that have challenged his tight grip on power. Thousands on Friday also joined daily traffic blockades in various cities and towns in the Balkan nation, held to commemorate the victims of a …

Thousands protest in Serbia triggered by station roof collapse
2 months, 1 week ago

Thousands protest in Serbia triggered by station roof collapse

The Hindu  

Thousands of Serbians protested in the capital Belgrade on Sunday against corruption and demanding justice for those killed in a train station roof collapse. The demonstrations have been ongoing for two months since a roof in a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad, which had recently undergone restoration work, collapsed on November 1 and killed 15 persons. …

Student marches, traffic blockades in Serbia as protests persist over concrete canopy fall
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Student marches, traffic blockades in Serbia as protests persist over concrete canopy fall

Hindustan Times  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian university students left piles of old school books outside the education ministry building on Friday as part of almost daily street protests demanding accountability over the collapse nearly two months ago of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people in the country's north. Student marches, traffic blockades in Serbia as protests persist over concrete canopy fall …

Student marches, traffic blockades in Serbia as protests persist over concrete canopy fall
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Student marches, traffic blockades in Serbia as protests persist over concrete canopy fall

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian university students left piles of old school books outside the education ministry building on Friday as part of almost daily street protests demanding accountability over the collapse nearly two months ago of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people in the country’s north. Scattered traffic blockades were also held on various locations throughout Serbia at 11:52 …

Greek stationmaster suspended after 2 trains were ordered onto a collision course
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Greeks strike to mark train crash anniversary and demand justice
1 year 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 …

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 …

Greek PM seeks forgiveness as thousands protest over rail tragedy
2 years ago

Greek PM seeks forgiveness as thousands protest over rail tragedy

The Hindu  

Greece's Prime Minister on Sunday asked for forgiveness from the families of the 57 dead in the nation's worst rail disaster as thousands of furious protesters rallied in Athens and clashed with police. "As Prime Minister, I owe it to everyone, but especially to the victims' relatives, forgiveness," Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote in a message addressed to the nation. "For the …

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 …

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 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 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 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 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 …

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

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

Fiery Greece train collision kills 26, injures at least 85
2 years ago

Fiery Greece train collision kills 26, injures at least 85

Deccan Chronicle  

Tempe : A passenger train and an oncoming freight train collided in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. “The evacuation process is ongoing and is being carried out under very difficult conditions due to the severity of the collision between the two trains,” Fire Service spokesman …

Fiery Greece train collision kills 32, injures at least 85
2 years ago

Fiery Greece train collision kills 32, injures at least 85

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Greece — A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece, killing 32 and injuring at least 85, officials said Wednesday. “The trains were completely destroyed, both passenger and freight trains.” He said dazed and disoriented people were escaping out of the train’s rear cars …

Train crash in Greece | stationmaster arrested after crash kills at least 36
2 years ago

Train crash in Greece | stationmaster arrested after crash kills at least 36

The Hindu  

A passenger train and an oncoming freight train collided in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early on March 1, killing 36 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. “The evacuation process is ongoing and is being carried out under very difficult conditions due to the severity of the collision between the two trains,” Fire Service spokesman …

Videos: 32 killed, 85 injured as two trains collide in Greece; rescue ops on
2 years ago

Videos: 32 killed, 85 injured as two trains collide in Greece; rescue ops on

Hindustan Times  

Thirty-two people were killed and at least 85 injured in a collision of two trains near the city of Larissa in Greece, news agency Reuters reported quoting fire brigade spokesperson Vassilis Varthakogiannis. The trains collided in central Greece late on Tuesday after which rescue teams evacuated passengers as at least two carriages caught fire, the fire brigade said. Greece Train …

36 dead, 85 injured as two trains collide in Greece
2 years ago

36 dead, 85 injured as two trains collide in Greece

India Today  

36 people were killed and at least 85 were injured after a passenger train collided with an oncoming cargo train in Greece on the intervening night between Tuesday and Wednesday. Several train coaches got derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash which took place in Tempe, said a report by AP news. ❗️ Two trains collide in …

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

Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece’s deadliest train crash

LA Times  

A collision of a passenger train and a freight train in Tempe, Greece, killed at least 43 people. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the collision of the passenger train and a freight train “a horrific rail accident without precedent in our country,” and pledged a full, independent investigation. Transportation Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigned, saying he felt it was his …

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