Fatal car-train collision in central Greece

The driver of a private car was killed on Friday morning near the Karditsa train ttation, central Greece, in a collision with an oncoming train, the second such accident recorded in two days.

The collision occurred when the car’s driver ignored the signal and sound system activated at a flat crossing to warn of an approaching train.

Rail operator Trainose S.A. expressed deep regret for the incident, urging car drivers and pedestrians to be extra cautious when crossing railway tracks.

On Thursday, a 30-year-old mother of two from Neohori in Xanthi, northeast Greece, was seriously injured when an inter-city bus collided with an oncoming train.

The accident occurred at the Neohori junction when the bus was trapped between signal bars inside the rail crossing.

The woman was not a passenger on the bus but was helping its driver avoid collision by attempting to manually lift the bar and allow the vehicle to get out of the way.