A long-awaited report on the investigation into Greece’s deadliest train crash was released Thursday, attributing the head-on collision that claimed the lives of 57 people two years ago to human error, outdated infrastructure, and major systemic failures.
The 178-page report revealed that a routing mistake by a station master led to a passenger train being directed onto the same track as an oncoming freight train. The tragic collision occurred near Tempe, 375 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, resulting in the deaths of 46 passengers and 11 staff members, including both train drivers.
