Students take part in a protest following a deadly train accident on February 28, 2023, near the city of Larissa, central Greece where 38 people died, outside the Wood will officially be sworn in as chief on January 15th. public events). He said it was a 'terrible train accident without precedent' in Greece which would be 'fully' investigated. (Vaggelis Kousioras/AP), Firefighters collect bodies after a collision in Tempe near Larissa city, Greece early Wednesday, March 1, 2023. 'It's tragic.'. Pope Francis offered condolences to the families of the dead in a message sent to the president of the Greek bishops conference by the Vaticans secretary of state. Angelos Tzortzinis for The New York Times. ViaMichelin provides details of incidents that may affect road traffic in Greece that include: road closures, lane restrictions, accidents, roadworks, weather, special events (e.g. Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Unfortunately, those efforts were not adequate to avert such a tragedy.. But experts and critics quickly raised their voices on Wednesday. They did not release the mans name or the reason for the arrest, but the stationmaster is responsible for rail traffic on that stretch of the tracks. Greece police called on state police shortly before 2:00 p.m. Wednesday to investigate the crash. The collision between a freight and passenger train occurred near Tempe, some 380 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, and resulted in the derailment of several train cars. A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, collided at high speed before midnight Tuesday with an oncoming freight train. A man who was trying to ascertain the fate of his daughter, who was on the train, said he had a harrowing phone conversation with her before she was cut off. Many of the passengers were students returning to Thessaloniki from Carnival, but officials said but no detailed passenger list was available. A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, collided before midnight Tuesday at high speed with an oncoming freight train. The three-car crash on Stone Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the Thessaly area, told Greeces Skai Television the two trains collided head-on at high speed. March 1, 2023. People donate blood for the injured passengers of the train collision in Larissa, about 355 kilometers (222 miles) north of Athens, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Carriage 1 and 2 no longer exist, and the third has derailed, Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the Thessaly area, told the Greek channel Skai Television. Neighbouring Albania, Italy, Serbia and Turkey were among states to send condolences, as did China, the United States, France, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and the Vatican. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Police took their names as they arrived, in an effort to track anyone who may be missing. Weather 0C Monday -4 | -2C Tuesday -7 | -4C Wednesday -9 | -3C Carriage one and two no longer exist, and the third has derailed, he said. This year was the first time the festival, which precedes Lent, was celebrated in full since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Multiple cars derailed, and at least one burst into flames. 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Train debris lies on the rail lines after a collision in Tempe, about 376 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Multiple train cars derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash, which officials said took place just before midnight near Tempe, a small town about 235 miles north of Athens. Hospital officials in the nearby city of Larissa said at least 25 people had serious injuries. At least 38 people Greece police in a news release said that an eastbound vehicle while turning left into a driveway, turned into the path of Helfer's westboundSUV. Play it now! You can deactivate the "Take traffic into account" option at any time to view travel times for smooth traffic conditions. Hellenic Train is operated by Italys FS Group, which runs rail services in several European countries. The Greece Police Department was criticized after that incident and a number of officers disciplined for their actions or lack of actions in investigating the crash involving their chief. 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A safety supervisor had resigned last year, warning that infrastructure upgrades pending since 2016 were incomplete and that train speeds of up to 200 kilometres (124 miles) an hour were unsafe. Scores were injured. Published: 14:46 EST, 1 March 2023 | Updated: 03:48 EST, 2 March 2023. First published on Wed 1 Mar 2023 14.23 EST. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. Greece police chief wasinvolved in a crash, pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 4 hospitalized after 3-car crash in Greece. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed sorrow and wishes for a speedy recovery for those injured, his office said. Debris of trains lie on the rail lines as firefighters operate after a collision in Tempe, about 376 kilometres (235 miles) north of Athens, near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The passenger train, carrying more than 350 people, had been travelling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki. A railway official, who insisted on speaking anonymously because he was not authorized to discuss the crash, said that electronic monitoring and warning systems along the track did not work properly. The European Union Agency for Railways is responsible for setting up safety standards in collaboration with the national authorities and for monitoring and reporting on rail safety across the bloc. Many of the passengers were college students and other young people, Greeces health minister, Thanos Plevris, told reporters. Windows were shattering and people were screaming, one survivor of the crash said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A spokeswoman for the Greek police, Constantina Dimoglidou, said that the process of identifying the dead had begun, and she asked relatives of passengers to call a hotline for information. The train from Athens to Thessaloniki was carrying 350 passengers, many of them students returning fromraucous Carnival celebrations. But train unionists said the station master was likely a scapegoat as the safety shortcomings of the Athens-Thessaloniki railway line had been known for years. (Giannis Papanikos/AP), A crane, firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision in Tempe near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The three-car crash on Stone Road sent four individuals to the hospital, first responders confirmed. Subscribe to the Michelin newsletter. Nicosia said two Cypriots were among the missing. The impact just before midnight Tuesday threw some passengers into ceilings and out the windows. 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. Before dawn the next day, rescuers searched through twisted, smoking wreckage for survivors. No arrests or injuries were reported. From 2018 to 2020, the country had the highest railway fatality rate among 28 European countries per million train kilometers, according to a 2022 report by the European Union Agency for Railways. If an investigation proves that national safety standards were not in line with E.U. Firefighters collect a body after a collision in Tempe, about 376 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. He said windows shattered, showering riders with glass. Everything else we will deal with afterward, he said. Male birth control gel you rub on your SHOULDERS could be available within a decade as scientists claim trials have gone 'extremely well' - and it might be as good as the Pill! 'I was stained with blood from other people who were injured near me,' a passenger named Lazos told the newspaper Proto Thema. 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Survivors said the impact threw several passengers through the windows of train cars. The free mobile app offers Michelin maps and routes with real-time traffic, GPS Navigation with voice guidance and community alerts. 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. Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flames after the two trains ran into each other at high speed just before midnight Tuesday, near the town of Tempe in northern Greece. He has worked for the town of Greece since 1997 and for the Greece Police Department for more than two decades, starting in 2000. Helfer, a deputy chief at the Greece Police Department, became the interim chief when Forsythe resigned in late October. In Athens, several hundred members of left-wing groups marched late Wednesday to protest the train deaths. She told me, Were on fire. It was not immediately clear what led to the crash, which happened as the passenger train traveled from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki just before midnight on Tuesday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told reporters after visiting the crash site that tragic human error had led to the crash, but gave no further details. 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