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Greek Doctors Granted Sick Leave to Supervisor Hours after Train Disaster
Two doctors were suspended pending a disciplinary inquiry after it emerged that they granted 30 days of sick leave to the supervisor of the station master at Larissa just hours after the deadly train collision.
The doctors at a hospital...
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Greek Train Disaster: Remote Signaling Systems Collapsed Years Ago
The neglect of the remote signaling systems on the Greek railway network is one of the major causes of the train disaster in Greece which claimed the lives of at least 57 people.
Although the station master at Larissa seems...
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Greek Station Master Jailed Pending Trial after Deadly Train Crash
The Greek stationmaster has been jailed pending trial on Sunday over the train crash at Tempi, near Larissa that killed at least 57 people.
The 59-year-old man, who cannot be named under Greek law, was the stationmaster at Larissa that...
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Clashes Erupt at Rail Disaster Rally in Athens
Police and demonstrators clashed in Athens on Sunday during a rally in Syntagma Square over the deadly rail disaster at Tempi last week that killed at least 57 people.
Some demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and threw petrol bombs....
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Sole Survivor From First Carriage of Greek Train Battles for His Life
The only survivor from the first carriage of the Greek passenger train that collided with a freight train on Tuesday is fighting for his life in an Intensive Care Unit in Larissa.
20-year-old Gerasimos-Iason Georgiadis is in critical condition, doctors...
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Greece Buries its Dead from Rail Disaster
Greece is burying its dead from the rail disaster at Tempi, near Larissa, on Tuesday.
Families and friends, dressed in black, clung to each other, in tears, as the coffin of 23-year-old Ifigenia Mitska was lifted up the stairs of...
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Greek Station Master Due in Court After Rail Disaster
The station master involved in Greece's worst-ever train disaster is due to appear in court on Sunday to face charges for the crash that killed at least 57 people.
The 59-year-old station master at Larissa, central Greece, has admitted responsibility...
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‘Text Me When You Arrive’: Greek Students Protest Over Train Disaster
Thousands of students protested on Friday throughout Greece demanding justice for the victims of the train disaster at Tempi.
“Text me when you arrive”, is one of the main slogans written on banners that can be seen in every part...
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Anger Grows as Greece Counts Its Dead from the Train Disaster
Anger is growing in Greece following the train disaster on Tuesday that has caused the death of at least 57 people with dozens still missing.
Many in Greece see the crash as an accident that had been waiting to happen,...
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Station Master in Greek Train Collision to Testify on Saturday
A Hellenic Train station master in Larissa who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a train accident near Tempi, northern Greece, that led to the death of at least 57 people, was given until Saturday to prepare his...