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site perimeters were poorly enforced, emergency services operated ad hoc, and essential forensic documentation and mapping were not conducted.
Greece’s National Organization for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents and Transport Safety concluded the causes of the Tempi train collision.
"What was officially carried on the train cannot justify the fireball," concluded the experts who investigated the Tempi train disaster.
"The long-standing abandonment of the railways by the governments and the memoranda," are the systemic factors to blame for the Tempi train crash, according to President of the National Organization for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents and Transport Safety.
An attorney representing several families of victims of the crash had requested that the report be released after Friday’s protest rallies
"Just as the grief over Mati became a catalyst for effective civil protection, let Tempi serve as a turning point for achieving a modern railway system," Mitsotakis stated.
Families of Tempi victims demand answers, as they push to delay crash report release.
The disappearance and death of “V.K.” has merely added another cog of speculation to scenarios and allegations of a “cover-up” of the Tempi collision
Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis spoke days before protest rallies around the country will be held on the 2-year anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster, which claimed the lives of 57 people
The Athens Metro will remain in operation during the nationwide strike set for February 28.
Greece’s Supreme Court has released a series of statements this past week hitting back at accusations of bias, cover-up and improper procedures in regards to the Tempi train disaster investigation.
Tensions flared in the Greek Parliament Friday as barbs were exchanged between Zoe Konstantopoulou, leader of the Course for Freedom party, and Government Spokesperson, Pavlos Marinakis.
In an official statement, the Hellenic Air Traffic Controllers Association urged its members to join the ADEDY-led strike from on Friday, February 28, 2025.
A bombshell report alleges not only that the Tempi site was cleaned up improperly, but names a government official behind the decision.
A high-profile disappearance, political controversy, and shifting narratives—Greece’s Supreme Court launches an urgent probe into the mysterious death of Vasilis Kalogirou.
Tensions ran high in the Greek Parliament over the the recent death of Vassilis Kalogirou, son of the head of the Larissa Appeals Prosecutor's Office.
As forensic tests continue, questions remain over the death of Vasilis Kalogirou, son of a Tempi prosecutor. His family alleges foul play.
A body was discovered in the Pinios River on Monday, February 17.
Two experts have concluded in a report that the controversial three videos, released last week by an Athens lawyer, purporting to show the train freight headed to Tempi inside tunnels causing a firestorm in the public arena, are indeed authentic. The report, drawn up by experts Apostolos Vasilakos and Stavros Batzopoulos, confirms that the freight […]