Police search Greek train station after fatal train crash

On Friday morning, police raided the Larissa station in Greece as part of an investigation into the collision between two trains that killed at least 57 people on Tuesday, a police spokesman said.

“This is part of the investigation. The police have seized (…) all documents that could help in the investigation,” said a spokesman for the incident on Tuesday, which is attributed to an error by the head of the section of Larisa, the nearest city to the crash site.

The court source also explained to Agence France Presse (AFP) that the investigation aims to “bring criminal proceedings, if necessary, against members of the administration” of Hellenic Train, a Greek railway company owned by Italian state-owned Ferrovie Dello. Stato, Italian (FS).

It was also confirmed that “audio files, documents and other evidence that could help clarify the case and impose criminal liability” were seized.

On Thursday, the government claimed “guilty” over the “chronic” failures of the rail network that led to the tragedy, one of the worst until this Friday in Greece.

Justice wants to understand how a train with 342 passengers and 10 railroad workers could follow the same single track as a freight train that collided head-on.

In fact, the trains traveled several kilometers on the same track that connects Athens to Thessaloniki (north), the two largest Greek cities, before colliding head-on on Tuesday just before midnight.

The authorities admit that the death toll may increase.

Tuesday’s crash also resulted in more than 100 injuries, 48 ​​of whom are still hospitalized, most in the city of Larisa, in the center of the country.

Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigned after the accident and his replacement was tasked with launching an independent investigation into the causes.