World leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emanuel Macron, expressed their condolences to the families and the Government of India on Saturday over one of the country‘s worst train accidents that killed at least 288 people.
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At least 261 dead in India‘s worst train accident in over two decades
At least 261 people have died in India‘s worst rail accident in over two decades, officials said on Saturday, after a passenger train went off the tracks and hit another one in the east of the country.
Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Greece Demanding Justice for the Dead of Train Crash
With demands for a full inquiry and an end to privatization, protestors marched toward Syntagma Square and the Greek Parliament, where the main body of demonstrators reached the square at around 15:00.
At the same time, the left-wing trade union faction PAME organised a separate rally and march to Parliament over the rail accident at Propylea, attended by labor organizations, federations, unions, students and pupils.
Anger boils over train crash in Greece, as audio released of driver being told to ignore red light
(03.03.2023)
After a train station manager in Larissa was arrested in connection to the collision, Greek authorities on Thursday made public striking dispatch recordings that show one of the train drivers receiving instructions to ignore a red light.
More than 40,000 people marched in Athens according to the police
The Hellenic Police estimates that more than 40,000 people marched in central Athens on Wednesday to protest the rail collision at Tempe last week that left 57 people dead. Sources from the Citizen Protection Ministry also pointed out that the march was a mostly peaceful affair.
Bundeswehr-Lkw von Autobahn gedrängt – zwei Tote
Der Unfall habe sich ereignet, als ein Lastwagenfahrer die insgesamt 27 Fahrzeuge überholt habe. Dabei sei der Lkw plötzlich eingeschert und habe das Bundeswehrfahrzeug von der Fahrbahn gedrückt.