A serious accident occurred on Wednesday around midday in western Thessaloniki when an electric bus crashed into a bus stop. The incident happened at about 1:00 PM at the KAN-KAN stop on Andrea Papandreou Street in Neapoli, where residents were waiting for public transit.
According to information available so far, cited by thestival, at least four people have been injured. Two of the injured have serious wounds, one 21 year-old and one 52 year-old, with fractures from the pelvis down, while the other two suffered lighter injuries. All four were taken to Papageorgiou Hospital.
A witness at the site described the scene of the accident, noting how Bus 57 had stopped for passenger disembarkment, with Bus 28 following closely behind. They note that the second bus tried to stop to the right of the first bus, but having not correctly assessed the distance, it ammed into the station. One girl was trapped underneath the collapsed station after the collision.
EKAV emergency medical crews, the fire department, and traffic police rushed to the scene, and an investigation is underway into the circumstances that led to the collision.
Western Thessaloniki, specifically in the Neapoli area, where a bus went off course, causing it to crash into a bus stop and injure four people. (RAPHAEL GEORGIADIS/EUROKINISSI)
