Overview
- Hundreds of thousands protested in Greece and 115 other locations worldwide on the second anniversary of the Tempi train collision, which killed 57 people, mostly students.
- The disaster exposed severe safety gaps in Greece's rail system, including the lack of automated signaling and reliance on manual operations for high-speed trains.
- Protesters and victims' families accuse the government of evidence tampering, citing the removal and cementing of the crash site days after the incident, which hindered investigations.
- A recent investigative report criticized systemic failures and poor management of the crash site, suggesting that key evidence, including possible illegal cargo, was destroyed.
- Public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the tragedy remains high, with 66% of Greeks expressing frustration over the lack of accountability and progress in the investigation.