Today at noon, the identification of the bodies of those killed by the train took place on the street. Tempe which were extracted by the police in cooperation with the forensic service during the DNA analysis.

At the end of the process, the bodies will be handed over to their relatives, according to APE-MPE.

Near, search and identification of other people continues who went missing or died in a train accident at Tempe.

It is noted that the search and evacuation work on the spot continued throughout the night, today the search is continued by rescue teams in the third car. Rescuers and truck cranes are working to move the train cars so the investigation can continue.

What is the protocol for such situations?

Coroner Larisa Roubini Leontari gave clarifications on the process of identifying the victims of the train collision in Tempi on Thursday morning.

As Ms. Leontari told ERT, in such situations EL.AS. responsible for identification, which is carried out exclusively through DNA.

For this reason, with the exception of one family who identified their child yesterday, “no one has been officially identified.”

“They are considered unidentified pending DNA identification as required by mass disaster protocol. Yesterday, Wednesday, only one family recognized their child, and we stopped after the intervention of the police, ”said the medical examiner.

According to her, about 50 families have donated DNA and reported missing, and today the bodies are expected to arrive at Larisa hospitals.

Finally, according to the ERT report, the number of missing people is currently estimated at 19 people.