Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Sarah Harvey and Josh Salisbury

Greece train crash: Transport minister resigns after passenger and freight train collisions kills at least 36 people

Greek transport minister Kostas Karamanlis resigned on Wednesday following a rail crash which killed at least 36 people, saying he felt it was his “duty” to step down.

The announcement came after Greek police said the stationmaster in the city of Larissa has been arrested following the head-on crash that left at least 85 people injured.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.