Hellenic railway organization

The incident in northwest Athens comes a little more than a year after the deadly Tempi rail collision

Wide-spread flooding last September also devastated the main north-south railroad axis in central Greece

The development comes after high-profile assertions by victims’ relatives, their legal counsels and media reports citing the prospect of toxic materials or fuel accelerants causing a large explosion immediately after the collision on the evening of Feb. 28, 2023

The former minister will appear before the Greek Parliament's investigative committee today at 10 a.m.

The investigations into fraud, misappropriation and false certification started November 28, 2022, two months before the fatal Tempi crash, and involve 18 public officials

Investigations by TaNea show that 11 months after the tragic Tempi train crash, issues with theft, vandalism, unguarded crossings, insufficient staffing persist