US EditionGreek Rail Disaster Inquiry Reveals Chronic Safety Failures
- Mass protests in Greece are planned due to frustration over a lack of justice two years after the train crash that killed 57 people.
- An inquiry revealed that safety gaps responsible for the crash have not been addressed, and no convictions have occurred.
- In a recent poll, 82% of Greeks considered the train disaster a top issue, and 66% expressed dissatisfaction with the investigations.
- Air, sea, and train transport was halted in Greece due to protests over justice related to the train crash.
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Greece Faces Report On Deadliest Train Crash As Protests Start
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News ATHENS (Worthy News) – Massive protests were underway in Greece on Friday on the second adversary of the nation’s deadliest train crash after a report blamed human error, outdated infrastructure, and significant systemic failures for the head-on collision killing 57 people. Evdokia Tsagli told reporters she remembers laughing moments before her train wagon spun through the air. The …
"It has made a serious mistake": in Greece, the government was entangled in investigating the Tempé rail disaster
Two years after the worst railway tragedy in the country's history, which had killed 57 people, the survivors and families of the victims report multiple shortcomings in the investigations, and attempts to conceal evidence.
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