Tragedy in Tempi: “During the accident, they had a party at the train station in Larisa”

The shocking statement of the lawyer George Bartsokis that during the tragedy in Tempi at the Larisa station ose music was played and a celebration was arranged, raises new questions about what is happening on the Greek railways.

Tomorrow, on Saturday, the head of the Larisa station will be released from custody, who will face serious charges. Relatives of the missing are overwhelmed with indignation, because after three days the official list of the perpetrators has not been presented. They ask for justice for those responsible for the tragedy.

Today, March 3 at noon, the completion of investigative actions at the site of the train crash in Tempi. The first death certificates for the victims of the tragic train accident were issued today by the municipality of Tempi.

As George Bartsokis said late yesterday, he was given information by residents of the area where the OSE station in Larisa is located, who told him that on the fateful night, after the train had departed, a party with music was organized at the station.

“I received information from the residents of the area ΟΣΕ Larisawhere the station is. They told me that at the time of the incident, songs and joyful exclamations were heard from the station building. Like on a holiday… It was after 11 pm, after the departure of the trains. As soon as the train left Larissa, the music started,” said Mr. Bartzokis, civil lawyer for Lazos Papazisis. According to the lawyer, he was told that the party situation in the station building took place two days in a row, including the night.

According to the latest official figures, the confirmed death toll recovered from the train wreckage is 57 people. The spokesman for the Greek police, police officer Constantia Dimoglidou, said that after the accident, the evacuation of passengers and the injured, 56 people officially declared missing. There is a possibility that someone was on the train and was not reported missing by relatives or friends. According to the latest count, there is one more person among the confirmed dead who does not appear to be missing.

Forensic experts are collecting the remains found at the crash site and are identifying them using DNA analysis of the relatives of the victims, who are listed missing persons. In particular, the head of the forensic service of Larisa Roubini Leontari reportedthat another 21 charred bodies were transferred by the end of the day Thursday to the morgue. As a result, the number of bags of body parts in the morgue exceeded 10: “DNA analysis was taken from each body part, so some parts that may belong to a dismembered body will then be assigned to certain remains based on their DNA analysis,” she said, explaining identification process.

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