Thousands block Athens traffic to protest delays in Greek rail disaster inquiry

Greek protesters demand justice for 2023 train crash victims

Thousands of Greek students marched to the parliament building in Athens on Friday (February 7), demanding justice over a train crash in 2023 that killed 57 people in the country's worst railway disaster.

Outrage in Greece over train disaster probe

Pollsters and analysts are having difficulty interpreting developments in Athens as mass protests have flared up against the government’s inability to initiate an investigation into the Tempi rail disaster 2 years ago. The government wasn’t expecting such public outrage, and comparisons with other events are being sought in order to draw conclusions. On 28 February 2023, a head-on collision… Source

Students block Athens traffic over delays to Tempi rail crash probe

The crash happened just before midnight on 28 February, 2023, when a freight train and a passenger train crashed head-on on the line linking Athens with Thessaloniki, killing 57 people.

Thousands in Greece protest over nation’s worst rail tragedy

There are claims that one of the two trains involved was carrying an illegal load of chemicals, which contributed to the death toll of 57.

Thousands block Athens roads to protest against delays in rail disaster inquiry

The fatal head-on collision occurred near Tempe, in northern Greece, in 2023, killing 57 people.