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.
Derailment
[edit | edit source]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]
Investigation
[edit | edit source]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]
See also
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