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Greek PM blames ‘tragic human error’ for deadly train collision
- Rescuers search mangled wreckage for victims of Greece’s deadliest train crash
- Riot police fired tear gas at protesters throwing rocks at offices of rail operator
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Protesters scuffle with riot police following fatal train collision in Greece
Protesters scuffle with riot police following fatal train collision in Greece
The toll from Greece’s worst rail accident rose to 43 on Thursday after a head-on collision blamed on “human error” that has sparked angry protests.
The two trains collided near a tunnel outside the central Greek city of Larissa before midnight on Tuesday. Two carriages were crushed and a third caught fire, trapping people inside.
A fire department spokeswoman said that rescue crews had worked all night in search for survivors, but chances were dwindling.
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“Time is not on our side,” she said.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said it was a “terrible train accident without precedent” in Greece, promising that the tragedy would be “fully” investigated.
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“Everything shows that the drama was, sadly, mainly due to a tragic human error,” Mitsotakis said Wednesday after visiting the disaster site.
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