Protests Erupt in Greece Two Years After Deadly Train Collision

Demonstrators demand justice as revelations of systemic failures and explosive cargo fuel outrage over the 2023 train disaster that killed 57 people.

Tens of thousands protested in cities across Greece, including over 30,000 in Athens, nearly two years after the country's deadliest train crash.
The February 2023 collision between a passenger train and a freight train killed 57 people, many of them students, and was attributed to human error and systemic railway safety failures.
A recent report revealed the freight train carried undocumented explosive chemicals, causing a fire that led to suffocation deaths among survivors of the initial crash impact.
Protesters accuse the government of failing to hold anyone accountable, with no convictions or jail sentences issued since the tragedy.
Clashes broke out during demonstrations, with some protesters throwing Molotov cocktails and police responding with tear gas and stun grenades.