Greek national news agency AMNA reported that an investigation of the trains collisions on Tuesday revealed The train station master committed handling errors

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Edited by | Paul Mitchel
world section CJ journalist
March,3,2023- Athens

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 The Greek Fire Service announced on Thursday the death toll from Tuesday's train disaster in central Greece has raised to 46.

The crisis happened late Tuesday when 2 trains collided between of a passenger train and a freight train, which occurred near the city of Larissa.

The train station master in Larissa, who admitted that the accident was caused by his own handling errors, is to appear before an examining magistrate, Greek national news agency AMNA reported.

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read more | DEADLY TRAINS COLLISION KILLED 40 AND WOUNDED 66 IN GREECE

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The passenger train was carrying 350 people from students who were on a return trip of three days carnival they participated in ...While the freight train was likely carrying construction material, such as heavy steel.
An investigation into the cause has been launched, as the country remains in a three-day period of national mourning until Friday.

The government has pledged that justice will be served, the cause of the accident found and chronic problems affecting the operation of railways addressed so that such a tragedy never happens again.

Trains and metro services were shut down nationwide on Thursday after the Panhellenic Federation of Railway Employees called a 24-hour strike, protesting against shortages in personnel, equipment, and safety control technologies.