Adendro train derailment
{{Short description|2017 railway incident in Greece}}
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| time = 21:45
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| cause = Excessive speed
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An intercity passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, Greece, on 13 May 2017. Three people were killed, and ten were injured. A preliminary report stated that the cause of the accident was excessive speed.
Derailment
The intercity train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, a village in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki region, Greece. Three people were killed, and 10 more were injured when five carriages of the train derailed.{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-train-idUKKBN1890TU?il=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021729/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-train-idUKKBN1890TU?il=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2018|title=Three dead, 10 injured in Greek passenger train derailment |last=Tagaris |first=Karolina |agency=Reuters|date=13 May 2017 |accessdate=14 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://cweb.com/2017/05/14/adendro-greece-train-derailment-cweb-com/ |title=Adendro Greece Train Derailment |publisher=CWEB |date=14 May 2017 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828055330/https://cweb.com/2017/05/14/adendro-greece-train-derailment-cweb-com/ |archive-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=dead }} The engine and one carriage collided with a house alongside the track. Two residents of the house jumped from a balcony before the collision occurred. The house was severely damaged.{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2017-05-13/deaths-after-train-derails-in-greece/ |title=At least four dead after passenger train derails in Greece |publisher=ITV News |date=13 May 2017 |accessdate=14 May 2016}}
The derailed train was a Class 520 diesel multiple unit.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39912678 |title=Greece train hits house after derailing, killing three |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=14 May 2017}} It was operating TrainOSE service IC 58 from Athens to Thessaloniki, carrying five crew and 73 passengers. The derailment occurred at 21:45 local time (18:45 UTC) at a site {{convert|200|m|ft}} from Adendro railway station. The train departed from Athens at 16:18.{{cite news |url=http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=879663 |title=Εκτροχιασμός Intercity έξω από την Θεσσαλονίκη – Τέσσερις νεκροί και πολλοί τραυματίες |trans-title=Intercity derailment outside Thessaloniki – Four dead and many wounded |work=To Vima |language=Greek |date=13 May 2017 |accessdate=14 May 2017}} There were four people fatally injured in the accident. Those killed were two train crew, including the driver and a passenger. Following the accident, the line through Adendro was expected to remain closed until 27 May.
Investigation
TrainOSE opened an investigation into the accident. 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/218553/article/ekathimerini/news/adendro-crash-train-was-speeding-report-says |title=Adendro crash train was speeding, report says |work=Ekathimerini |date=19 May 2017 |accessdate=21 May 2017}} The train was travelling at {{convert|144.3|km/h|mph}} where the speed limit was {{convert|60|km/h|mph}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.amna.gr/english/article/18609/Excessive-speed-blamed-for-fatal-train-crash-in-Adendro--according-to-report- |title=Excessive speed blamed for fatal train crash in Adendro, according to report |publisher=Athens-Macedonian News Agency |date=19 May 2017 |accessdate=23 May 2017}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=880681|title=Με 144 χλμ. την ώρα έτρεχε η μοιραία αμαξοστοιχία στο Αδενδρο| work=To Vima| date=19 May 2017 | accessdate=21 May 2017}}
See also
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