Larissa station, in Greece, was raided this Friday morning by the police as part of the investigation into the causes of the deadly collision between two trains which occurred on Tuesday evening February 28, said a police spokesperson. at AFP.
“
It is still ongoing, it is part of the investigation.
The police seized (…) all the documents that can help the investigation
, “said this spokesman while the rail accident, which killed at least 57 people, is attributed to an error by the station master. of Larissa, the town closest to the site of the collision.
“Chronic” network failures
A judicial source also explained to AFP that the ongoing investigation was "
also aimed at initiating criminal proceedings, if necessary, against members of the company's management
" Hellenic Train, the Greek railway company , owned by the Italian public company Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane (FS).
She confirmed that "
audio files, documents and other evidence that may help clarify the case and assign criminal responsibility have been seized
."
The government made its mea culpa on Thursday March 2 on the “
chronic
” failures of the rail network which led to the tragedy, one of the most serious that Greece has known.
Justice wants to understand how a train carrying 342 passengers and ten railway workers was allowed to use the same single track as a freight convoy before colliding head-on with it.
The trains indeed traveled several kilometers on the same track linking Athens to Thessaloniki (north), the two largest Greek cities, before colliding head-on Tuesday shortly before midnight, causing the death of at least 57 people, according to the police.