A crane, firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision, that killed 57 people, in Tempe, about 376 kilometres (235 miles) north of Athens, near Larissa city, Greece, March 1, 2023
A LONG-AWAITED report on the investigation into Greece’s deadliest train crash was released today, blaming human error, outdated infrastructure and major systemic failures for the head-on collision that killed 57 people two years ago.
The 178-page report was issued on the eve of a general strike and mass protests planned for the second anniversary of the February 28 2023 crash, fuelled by public anger over the slow pace of a separate judicial inquiry.
The independent investigative committee found that a routing mistake by a station master sent a passenger train onto the same track as an oncoming freight train.
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On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
