The station master of Larissa, who is facing serious charges, will be brought before the investigator today, while it is alleged that he admitted his fatal mistake.

Also, at the scene of the tragedy, an autopsy of the accident will be performed by the Larissa Traffic Police.

Three days of national mourning 1-3 March 2023 with flags flying at half-mast in all public buildings and suspension of public celebrations, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced yesterday.

There are 42 confirmed dead who have been recovered so far from the wreckage of the passenger train that collided with a commercial one, in the area of ​​Evangelismos, near Tempi, late on Tuesday night.

However, sources from the Ministry of Civil Protection raise the death toll to 44.

The rescue crews will continue the search for the third carriage today.

Of the 72 hospitalized passengers, 15 were discharged yesterday, while 57 passengers remain hospitalized, including 6 in the Intensive Care Unit.

Emergency blood donation

The Region of Attica and some municipalities are carrying out an emergency blood donation, in order to support the need for those injured in the tragic train accident in Tempi.

Citizens are invited to an emergency voluntary blood donation to cover the increased needs due to the injured in Tempi Municipality of Athens.

Today Thursday March 2 from 10:00 – 15:00:

1st Municipal Clinic (Solonos 78) – phone for appointment 2103626587

2nd Municipal Clinic (Fanosthenous and Fredericou Smith, Neos Kosmos) Phone for appointments 2109239865

5th Municipal Clinic (Sarantaporou 4, Patisia) – phone for appointment 2102015510

THE municipality of Ilioupoli announced that it will be held at the Regional General Hospital of Athens “Georgios Gennimatas” in collaboration with the Blood Donation Center of the Hospital, every day from 8:30 am to 6 pm and on the weekend from 8:30 am to 2 am noon.

An emergency blood drive to cover the needs of the injured from the tragedy in Tempi, will take place today, Thursday 2/3, on the ground floor of the main building of Region of Attica (Sygrou 15-17) from 9.00 am until 1.30 p.m.

Emergency blood donations are also planned in many areas across the country.