May 15, 2025

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“The barrier was not lowered.” Truck driver about a suburban train


Its own version of how truck accident with a suburban train On Monday morning, in Avlida, not far from Chalkida, it is represented driver of the car.

According to Trenose, a truck violated the rules on automatic moveand he hit him. However, the driver himself claims that The barriers did not sinkTo “warn” that the train will pass.

As a result of the collision, no one was injured, only material damage was caused by the composition of the suburban train. Due to the accident, the train schedule towards Athens was delayed.

The truck collided with the composition of the suburban train at 11:00 a.m. on the great Monday at the level of the shipyard, a little outside of Chalkida. According to information, a truck violated the rules on automatic movehit the train (the back of the truck) and then left the scene. As reported Eviathemathe composition of the suburban train was performed by the Halkid-Afina flight.

What the truck driver says:

“It is happiness that I am alive. I stopped in front of the rails. When I saw that the road was free, I slowly turned, and suddenly I heard a cotton from behind. I went out and saw that a suburban train was passing. The barriers did not sink. “

This incident once again proves that Greek railways are unsafe Not only for passengers, but also for those who are trying to cross the railway tracks.



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