For Nikos Nalbantis, 28, who was a train driver and was a passenger on the fatal train involved in the train collision in Tempe his relative said that his family is going through a second drama as the father of the deceased young man is imprisoned in Turkey.

“Nikos was in the service for two years, he was happy with his job, he was a fighter, he worked from his youth,” said a relative of the 28-year-old man and added: “He smiled and, as his father said: “I am not afraid of Nikolai.” “.

As he testified, in fact, the father of the unfortunate Nikola “is in prison in Turkey and will be released after Easter and will not be at the funeral of his child. An ardent request to the state to see if we can do something to make this happen.”

The news of the 28-year-old’s death was announced by his partner in an emotional social media post.

The young woman said goodbye to her longtime partner for the last time with a joint photo, which she accompanied with the following caption: “Oh, my soul, I am waiting here for you to return. To make our dreams come true. I’m here waiting…”