2017 Adendro train derailment
![]() A diesel multiple unit similar to the one involved in the accident. | |
Date | 13 May 2017 |
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Time | 21:45 |
Location | Adendro |
Country | Greece |
Rail line | Athens - Thessaloniki |
Operator | TrainOSE |
Type of incident | Derailment |
Cause | Excessive speed |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 73 |
Crew | 5 |
Deaths | 3 |
Injuries | 10 |
The 2017 Adendro train derailment occurred on 13 May 2017 when an intercity passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, Greece. Three people were killed and ten were injured. A preliminary report stated that the cause of the accident was excessive speed.
Accident
The accident happened when a passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, a village in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki region, Greece. Three people were killed and ten more were injured when five carriages of the train derailed.[1][2] The engine and one carriage collided with a house alongside the track.[3] Two residents of the house jumped from a balcony before the collision occurred. The house was severely damaged.[4]
The derailed train was a Class 520 diesel multiple unit.[3] It was operating TrainOSE service IC 58 from Athens to Thessaloniki,[5] carrying five crew and 73 passengers.[6] The derailment occurred at 21:45 local time (18:45 UTC) at a site 200 metres (660 ft) from Adendro railway station. The train had departed from Athens at 16:18.[5] Those killed were two traincrew, including the driver, and a passenger.[3] Following the accident, the line through Adendro was expected to remain closed until 27 May.[7]
Investigation
TrainOSE opened an investigation into the accident.[3] The Greek Transport Ministry also opened an investigation. According to preliminary findings, the train event recorder revealed that excessive speed was the cause of the derailment.[6] The train was travelling at 144.3 kilometres per hour (89.7 mph) where the speed limit was 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph).[7] The three-member Commission of Experts that made the finding stated that there was no evidence of sabotage and that the local track controllers had followed proper procedures.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Tagaris, Karolina (13 May 2017). "Three dead, 10 injured in Greek passenger train derailment". Reuters. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "Adendro Greece Train Derailment". CWEB. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Greece train hits house after derailing, killing three". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "At least four dead after passenger train derails in Greece". ITV News. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Εκτροχιασμός Intercity έξω από την Θεσσαλονίκη - Τέσσερις νεκροί και πολλοί τραυματίες" [Intercity derailment outside Thessaloniki - Four dead and many wounded]. To Vima (in Greek). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Adendro crash train was speeding, report says". Ekathimerini. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Excessive speed blamed for fatal train crash in Adendro, according to report". ANA-MPA. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ↑ "Με 144 χλμ. την ώρα έτρεχε η μοιραία αμαξοστοιχία στο Αδενδρο". To Vima. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.