Yesterday’s marathon was an apology from the head of the station, Larisa, who, among other things, referred to the conditions that, according to his testimony, prevailed in the office of the head of the station when a fatal accident occurred in Tempe.

According to kathimerini.gr, the defendant, who was believed to have been taken into custody, accepted the responsibility placed on him and proceeded to describe what, according to him, happened on the fateful night.

In fact, he is alleged to have claimed that for a significant period of time he was alone at the station and was in charge of railway safety throughout Central Greece.

In particular, according to sources familiar with the case who spoke with K, the head of the Larisa station claimed that, based on the charter of the service, that night and until 23:00, his other colleagues should be in the area with him. , who, however, according to him, left the scene earlier and left him alone.

The station manager’s attorney, Mr. Stefanos Pantzartsidis, in his testimony after his client was taken into custody, described the course of events as “something to be expected in connection with the importance of the case, weight and responsibility”, adding that “the defendant said everything: everything is exactly as it was done, without fear that responsibility for it follows from this report.

He pointed out that the 59-year-old man was “for 20 minutes alone in charge of security on the railways of all Central Greece”, while he spoke of “socialization and legal vagrancy”, referring to various unconfirmed information that has come to light.

Investigations underway

Following these events, other individuals are expected to be called to testify as part of the liability investigation.

As K wrote on Saturday, after all, in search of criminal liability for the tragedy against officials who had the duty to appoint the head of the station as a shift supervisor to a responsible post in Larisa, the prosecution authorities act immediately.

According to the information, the head of all investigative actions, the head of the Larissa Appeal Prosecutor’s Office, Stamatis Daskalopoulos, asked that investigative actions be directed to search for all the data on how the inexperienced head of the station was alone in the Larissa Appeal Center for 4 days. mail, and indeed, when during the three days of Maslenitsa Monday, train traffic was intense.

According to ERT, the head of the station, sent on vacation, took sick leave immediately after the accident, saying that he had received a summons to testify.