Parliament receives case file on Tempe train accident

The criminal indictment related to the Tempe train accident was forwarded to the Greek Parliament by the Justice Minister on Thursday.

According to Odysseas Konstantinopoulos, the House Speaker, the indictment concerns the arrangement of the railway accident site following allegations of obstruction.

It names former Health Minister Thanos Plevris, former Deputy Health Minister Zoe Rapti, former Deputy Minister of Transport Michalis Papadopoulos and former Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Christos Triantopoulos.

The train collision in Tempe in February 2023 was Greece's deadliest rail accident, costing the lives of 57 people with scores injured.