Published 1 year ago

Greece train crash: 57 people confirmed dead as public anger grows

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Greece's rail system is outdated, underfunded and dangerous, workers say. Rescue crews inched through mangled remains of passenger carriages in search for the dead. Government has blamed human error, and a railway official was charged with manslaughter. The collision of a passenger train and a freight train was the country's deadliest ever.

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BBC News

Greece train crash: 57 people confirmed dead as public anger grows

A coroner tells the BBC that DNA has been collected from 57 bodies, as rail workers strike over the disaster.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Greek rail workers strike over conditions after deadly crash

Rescuers using cranes and heavy machinery on Thursday searched the wreckage of trains involved in a deadly collision that sent Greece into national mourning and prompted strikes and protests over rail safety.

1 year ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Deadly Greek train crash prompts strike; relatives give DNA

Family members are awaiting the results of DNA testing to identify victims of a train crash that killed nearly 60 people in Greece. Workers, meanwhile, went on strike Thursday, saying

1 year ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Greece train crash: Death toll rises to 57, rescue operations on

Greece train collision: More than 300 people were on board the passenger train, many of them students returning from a holiday weekend and annual Carnival celebrations around Greece.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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abc News

At least 57 dead, dozens more injured in Greek train derailment

At least 57 people were killed and dozens more injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Greece late Tuesday.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Video: Death toll of Greece train collision rises to 43

Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a head-on collision between two trains killed dozens and left scores injured in central Greece. The crash is raising questions about the country's poor track record of railway safety. CNN's Eleni Giokos has more.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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