Greece has one of the worst records on road safety in the European Union (EU), consistently ranking among the countries with a poor performance

Greece ranks seventh among European countries with the highest rates of road fatalities.

Eyewitnesses described the incident as astonishingly fortunate, as no lives were lost.

Authorities also had to clear the road surface, which had been strewn with cabbage and other produce from the truck’s cargo.

Greek authorities are ramping up inspections as road accidents claim three lives in the last week.

Traffic has been diverted creating significant congestion toward Western Macedonia, as large numbers of Greeks have departed Athens ahead of the Easter holiday.

The victim’s family has called for an investigation into the psychiatric clinic’s decision to discharge the suspect.

A 76-year-old pedestrian died after being hit and abandoned on the road by a passing truck in Eastern Attica.