2017 Adendro train derailment | |
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Details | |
Date | 13 May 2017 21:45 |
Location | Adendro |
Country | Greece |
Line | Athens – Thessaloniki |
Operator | TrainOSE |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Excessive speed |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 73 |
Crew | 5 |
Deaths | 3 |
Injured | 10 |
List of rail accidents in Greece |
An intercity passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, Greece, on 13 May 2017. Three people were killed, and ten were injured. A preliminary report stated that the cause of the accident was excessive speed.
The intercity train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, a village in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki region, Greece. Three people were killed, and 10 more were injured when five carriages of the train derailed. [1] [2] The engine and one carriage collided with a house alongside the track. [3] Two residents of the house jumped from a balcony before the collision occurred. The house was severely damaged. [4]
The derailed train was a Class 520 diesel multiple unit. [3] It was operating TrainOSE service IC 58 from Athens to Thessaloniki, [5] carrying five crew and 73 passengers. [6] The derailment occurred at 21:45 local time (18:45 UTC) at a site 200 metres (660 ft) from Adendro railway station. The train departed from Athens at 16:18. [5] There were four people fatally injured in the accident. Those killed were two train crew, including the driver and a passenger. [3] Following the accident, the line through Adendro was expected to remain closed until 27 May. [7]
TrainOSE opened an investigation into the accident. [3] The Greek Transport Ministry also opened an investigation. According to preliminary findings, the train event recorder revealed that excessive speed was the cause of the derailment. [6] The train was travelling at 144.3 kilometres per hour (89.7 mph) where the speed limit was 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). [7] The three-member Commission of Experts that made the finding stated that there was no evidence of sabotage and that the local track controllers had followed proper procedures. [8]
2017 Adendro train derailment | |
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![]() A diesel multiple unit similar to the one involved in the accident. | |
Details | |
Date | 13 May 2017 21:45 |
Location | Adendro |
Country | Greece |
Line | Athens – Thessaloniki |
Operator | TrainOSE |
Incident type | Derailment |
Cause | Excessive speed |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 73 |
Crew | 5 |
Deaths | 3 |
Injured | 10 |
List of rail accidents in Greece |
An intercity passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, Greece, on 13 May 2017. Three people were killed, and ten were injured. A preliminary report stated that the cause of the accident was excessive speed.
The intercity train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, a village in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki region, Greece. Three people were killed, and 10 more were injured when five carriages of the train derailed. [1] [2] The engine and one carriage collided with a house alongside the track. [3] Two residents of the house jumped from a balcony before the collision occurred. The house was severely damaged. [4]
The derailed train was a Class 520 diesel multiple unit. [3] It was operating TrainOSE service IC 58 from Athens to Thessaloniki, [5] carrying five crew and 73 passengers. [6] The derailment occurred at 21:45 local time (18:45 UTC) at a site 200 metres (660 ft) from Adendro railway station. The train departed from Athens at 16:18. [5] There were four people fatally injured in the accident. Those killed were two train crew, including the driver and a passenger. [3] Following the accident, the line through Adendro was expected to remain closed until 27 May. [7]
TrainOSE opened an investigation into the accident. [3] The Greek Transport Ministry also opened an investigation. According to preliminary findings, the train event recorder revealed that excessive speed was the cause of the derailment. [6] The train was travelling at 144.3 kilometres per hour (89.7 mph) where the speed limit was 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). [7] The three-member Commission of Experts that made the finding stated that there was no evidence of sabotage and that the local track controllers had followed proper procedures. [8]