A victim of the deadly train collision at Tempi filed a criminal complaint against the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) at the Athens prosecutor’s office on Friday, demanding the full investigation of the accident. Filed through court lawyers, the complaint calls for investigating the criminal liability of every person in a position of responsibility at OSE, […]
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Tempi train collision victim files criminal complaint against Hellenic Railways Organisation
Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment
Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued Norfolk Southern on Tuesday over a train derailment that set off a massive chemical disaster that has residents concerned about the well-being of their community. The 106-page lawsuit intends to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for covering all financial costs associated […]
Train collision: New videos of the first moments of the tragedy – “One train has crashed into another”
A shocking new video of the first few minutes after the train collision in Tempi was released Thursday morning. Video recorded by a passenger on the fatal Intercity62 shows the inferno that broke out after the trains collided with someone saying “there’s been an explosion, one train has crashed into another”. In the same video,… […]
Tempi train collision: “I’m ashamed to be alive,” says 19-year-old who escaped the dining carriage
A 19-year-old physiotherapy student who was traveling with her boyfriend on Intercity 62, the passenger train involved in the Tempi train collision, is evidently suffering. In an interview, she said, among other things, “I’m ashamed to be alive” and “I’m sorry I survived.” Vasiliki was in the restaurant carriage, the second carriage of the train… […]
PM Mitsotakis: We’re all to blame for the train tragedy and we won’t hide behind a series of human errors
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis repeated his public apology in the name of all those who have governed the country in recent years, but especially for himself personally, following last week’s train collision that left dozens of people dead. “We take responsibility and we cannot, should not and do not want to hide behind a series… […]
ALERT! Big Train Derailment In West Virgina Injures Several People, Sends Diesel and Oil Into River
CSX freight train derails after striking rockslide in West Virginia, injuring 3 and spilling diesel into river A CSX freight train derailed Wednesday morning after striking a rockslide in a remote area of West Virginia, injuring three crew members and spilling diesel fuel into a nearby river, according to a company press release. The three […]
Greece’s prime minister apologizes for deadly train crash as unions, activists protest
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece’s government may bear for the deadliest train crash in the country’s history. A stationmaster facing charges gave his account of the events leading up to the tragedy. Greek media have reported that the automated signalling system in the crash area was not functioning, leading to the […]
Train collision: Larissa station master, supervisor and OSE inspector suspended until investigation is completed
Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) on Sunday announced that the Larissa station master on duty at the time of the fatal Tempi train collision, his supervisor and OSE inspector Dimitris Nikolaou have been suspended from work until the investigation into the causes of the accident have concluded. The company also promised to do everything in its […]
THE DANGER AND THE TOXICITY FROM THE TRAIN DERAILMENT IN OHIO
By Kerry Cassidy Project Camelot …”The violent flames and towering black smoke is the vinylidene dichloride created phosgene which has led to the harmful effects now and in the near future for any and all humans and animals who were exposed or will be exposed (1200 miles North, East and South) to the chemically laden […]
Greek train crash may have been due to outdated signalling system, investigation finds
Reports of potential “human error” have emerged following Tuesday’s fatal train crash in Greece. As the search for missing passengers continues, an investigation launched by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has pointed to failings in the train’s signalling system and a lack of investment in the railway service over the last number of decades. […]
Capitalism’s Conclusion, Part I: What the Ohio train derailment exposed
Image Credit: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar/File. Capitalism’s Conclusion is an exclusive new Occupy.com series analyzing capitalism in its end stage, and the conditions that led to its inevitable decline. Stay tuned for future installments. Toward the end of 2022, at the heart of the holiday shopping season, several of the largest railroad unions threatened to […]
Union says workers at East Palestine train derailment site are getting sick after exposure to toxic chemicals
(Natural News) Jonathon Long, a union representative, told CNBC this week that rail workers in East Palestine are falling ill as they deal with all the rubble and waste from the train crash and explosion. In a letter, Long explained that many rail employees are continuing to experience migraines and nausea, which they blame on […]
Anyone Living Near or East of the Ohio Train Derailment Will Want to Hear This; How to Detox From America’s Toxic Ecocide
In this special interview, Dr. Henry Ealy lays out the necessary protocols to keep yourself healthy during America’s rising ecocide insanity. Reinette Senum Feb 24 2023 Anyone you know who is near the recent horrific East Palestine, Ohio derailment, including everyone east of the Mississippi River, will want to hear this interview. Dr. Henry Ealy […]
Greek train collision: 47 dead – “We find people crushed in the carriages”
The tragic death toll from the fatal train collision accident near Larissa continues to rise. According to the latest update from the Civil Protection, the number of people who have lost their lives in Tempi has reached 47. According to the latest information, early in the morning the rescuers found three more bodies inside the […]
Train collision in Tempi: Mourners leave candles and flowers at Larissa station
With tears in their eyes, a crowd of people left flowers and candles at the OSE Larissa station for the victims of the train collision in Tempi. Everyone held a white flower in their hand, while they formed with candles the date of the tragedy: 1-3-2023. Approximately 15 minutes before the tragic accident, the passenger […]
Train collision in Tempi: “I’m not a hero, I did my duty,” says the teenager who helped save 16 passengers
Two young men, an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old, are responsible for saving the lives of at least 26 passengers who were trapped in the horrific train collision near Larissa. “I was thinking of nothing else but that I should help my fellow people.” With these words, 18-year-old Angelos Tsiamouras described to the Peloponnisos newspaper what […]
Greek train collision: Thanasis Antetokounmpo’s post on the tragedy – ‘Hope and love will remain’
Thanasis Antetokounmpo expressed his pain over the bloody accident in Tempi with the train collision through his post on Instagram. The Milwaukee Bucks player posted a heart next to the Greek flag, writing that “in the darkest days, hope and love will remain. Although sadness may take a long time to leave our hearts, hope […]
Protestors and riot police clash outside Hellenic Train headquarters after horrific collision death toll reaches 43
About 1,000 people clashed with riot police outside the headquarters of Hellenic Train in Athens on Wednesday evening and expressed their outrage following the tragic train accident at Tempi. They also marched to Syntagma Square from Hellenic Train’s offices on Sigrou Avenue, after smashing some of the company’s front windows there. At Syntagma Square, protesters […]
Greek prime minister says ‘human error’ is to blame for a train collision that left 43 dead
At least 43 people are dead, and 57 have been hospitalized after a passenger train and a freight train collided on Tuesday night (local time) near the city of Larissa in Greece, according to local authorities. Rescuers are still maneuvering through twisted wreckage, searching for survivors on Wednesday morning. By midday, with hope fading, investigators […]
At least 36 dead, 66 hospitalised after horrific train crash in Greece
The number of confirmed dead from the deadly train collision at Tempi in central Greece rose to 36 on Wednesday morning as the search-and-rescue operation continued, according to the latest update from the fire brigade spokesperson Vasilis Vathrakogiannis. The number of injured in hospital increased to 66, of which six were admitted to ICUs. The… […]