Larissa station master remanded in custody after his testimony
FILE PHOTO: The deadly head-on collision of the passenger and the freight train, which ended up on the same track moving in opposite directions at high speed. Photo: Hellas Journal
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The Larissa station master was remanded in custody after his marathon testimony.
Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) earlier on Sunday announced that the Larissa station master on duty at the time of the fatal Tempi rail accident, his supervisor and OSE inspector Dimitris Nikolaou have been suspended from work until the investigation into the causes of the accident and the conditions in which it occurred has been concluded.
The company also promised to do everything in its power for justice to be served, adding that OSE teams were at the crash site from the first moment to help get passengers out and assist in the handling of the accident.
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 rail accident, his supervisor and OSE inspector Dimitris Nikolaou have been suspended from work until the investigation into the causes of the accident and the conditions in which it occurred has been concluded.
The company also promised to do everything in its power for justice to be served, adding that OSE teams were at the crash site from the first moment to help get passengers out and assist in the handling of the accident.
OSE again expressed its condolences and anguish and noted that under such conditions and priorities “it is extremely difficult for the organisation to respond to informing public opinion in detail via the media, something that will happen in the coming period with the greatest respect for the victims of the accident.”
According to a transport ministry announcement, the OSE inspector has been suspended until there is an investigation into whether the relatively inexperienced station master, Vasilis Samaras, was an appropriate choice for station master in Larissa, which has one of the largest and busiest stations in the country.
Source: ANA – MPA
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