Train collision in Tempe: Until noon, investigations at the scene of the tragedy – Many samples have not been identified

The investigation into the wreckage of the passenger train is expected to be completed by noon today collided with a passenger car, late on Tuesday night, 2/28, in Tempi. The forces of the Fire Department, specifically 35 firefighters, remain at the scene for the latest investigation being carried out in the area. At the same time, at 11 in the morning, a meeting is expected to take place in the Region of Thessaly with the agencies to coordinate actions from now on.

Specifically, the meeting will be attended by, among others, the deputy minister to the prime minister, Christos Triandopoulos, the general secretary of Civil Protection, Vassilis Papageorgiou, the general secretary of Social Solidarity and Combating Poverty, Georgios Stamatis, the regional governor of Thessaly, Kostas Agorastos, the head of ELAS, the Fire Department as well as from the 5th Health Region of Thessaly.

According to the latest update, made yesterday, by the ELAS press representative, second police officer, Constantia Dimoglidou, the confirmed dead who have been recovered so far from the wreckage of the passenger train that collided with the commercial train, late on the evening of Tuesday 28 /2, in the Evangelismos area, near Tempi, they amount to 57.

The police also announced that DNA identifications are in progress. So far 32 of the victims have been identified, but there are still many specimens that have not been identified.

“The process of identification takes a long time and is done in collaboration with the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police. It is traumatic for relatives. We await the results of the identification. The decision is for the relatives not to see, not to come into contact with the people who are no longer alive and to be as least soul-destroying as possible for themMina Gaga said yesterday speaking to SKAI. “If we have someone dead, it’s good to remember him strongly” he added.