Adendro train derailment
| 2017 Adendro train derailment | |
|---|---|
 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.
Accident
The accident happened when a passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, a village in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki region, Greece. Three people were killed, and ten 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
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
References
- ^ Tagaris, Karolina (13 May 2017). "Three dead, 10 injured in Greek passenger train derailment". Reuters. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Adendro Greece Train Derailment". CWEB. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Greece train hits house after derailing, killing three". BBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "At least four dead after passenger train derails in Greece". ITV News. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Εκτροχιασμός Intercity έξω από την Θεσσαλονίκη – Τέσσερις νεκροί και πολλοί τραυματίες" [Intercity derailment outside Thessaloniki – Four dead and many wounded]. To Vima (in Greek). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Adendro crash train was speeding, report says". Ekathimerini. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Excessive speed blamed for fatal train crash in Adendro, according to report". Athens-Macedonian News Agency. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Με 144 χλμ. την ώρα έτρεχε η μοιραία αμαξοστοιχία στο Αδενδρο". To Vima. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.