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Greeces Deadliest Train Crash Trial Begins: Negligence and Systemic Neglect on Trial

The trial for Greeces deadliest train crash, which killed fifty-seven people in February 2023, has commenced. The collision between a passenger train and a freight train near Tempi exposed deep issues in the countrys rail system, including outdated safety measures and delayed upgrades funded by the EU. The project, started in 2014, was nowhere near completion when the crash occurred. The trial involves thirty-six defendants, from station masters to top rail officials, facing charges like negligent homicide and endangering lives. Over three hundred fifty witnesses, including survivors and victims families, will testify, though no politicians are on trial yet. Investigators link the crash to systemic neglect tied to the debt crisis, and the government has committed to overhauling the railways completely by 2027.

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