A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train smashed the carriages, killing at least 36 people and injuring about 85, Greek authorities said on Wednesday.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but a station master in the nearby town of Larissa was arrested on Wednesday. The police did not give his name. Two other people were arrested for questioning.
The accident happened late Tuesday evening when a passenger train carrying more than 350 people collided with a freight train near Tempo.
A 59-year-old Greek station master in Larissa was formally arrested on Wednesday and charged with manslaughter in a tragic train crash near Tempo that killed dozens and injured dozens.
The Athens News Agency (ANA) reports citing the investigating traffic police of Larissa, the arrest warrant was signed by the prosecutor who oversees the investigation and the hearing of witnesses. Responsible for an accident in which two trains traveling in opposite directions collide head-on on the same track, the station master is responsible and responsible for manslaughter under Art. 302 Stab, negligent injury (Art. 314 Stab) and dangerous interference with means of transport (Art. 291 Stab).
Two traffic police officers from Larissa also testified without oath in the investigation. Meanwhile, the Minister for Civil Protection, Takes Theodorakis, has arrived in Larissa and has initiated a series of meetings as part of an investigation at the Thessaly regional office. series of meetings as part of an investigation at the Thessaly regional office.
(With inputs from the Athens News Agency)
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