The driver of the tanker was arrested, taken to the prosecutor and released – A special expert has also been appointed by the traffic police who are conducting the preliminary investigation – See what hours truck traffic is prohibited and at what point
At the point where the demolition of the bridge, which was damaged by the large fire that broke out after the tanker overturned, is being carried out, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport were present on Saturday morning Christos Staikouras and the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis.
Obviously, there will be inconvenience, we are trying our best, you see the moves we are making, stressed the Minister of Transport Christos Staikouras pointing out that the tolls at Isthmus and Eleusis are not paid.
From the side of Michalis Chrysochoidis he emphasized that a preliminary investigation is being conducted, an expert has been appointed, and the results of the expert’s examination and the entire preliminary investigation will be submitted to the prosecutor for further proceedings.
Early in the morning, demolition work began on the bridge over the National Highway, which was damaged by the fire and subsequent explosions.
According to the report by Sotiris Barsakis, the point is expected to be put into circulation by next Thursday, according to the contractor’s estimates.
Meanwhile, the inconvenience continues for drivers on the New and Old National Highway of Athens – Corinth in the direction of Corinth:
In detail, from 06:00 on the morning of Saturday 08.06.2024, blocking of traffic in the direction of Corinth at the height of X.Th. 75.2 with simultaneous diversion of traffic to two alternative routes:
- towards the exit of the Loutraki junction, heading towards the Isthmus of Corinth, the Athens-Corinth motorway and then re-entering the motorway via the Epidaurus junction (X.Th. 76.8).
- towards the left traffic lane of the branch towards Athens, which is being diverted from CH.TH. 75.2 to X.Th. 76.2.
- Traffic towards Athens is conducted from the right lane and the LEA.
- On Sunday 09.06.2024 at noon around 12:00, in order to serve the expected increased return traffic of voters, the above detour will be removed and all traffic lanes (3 Lanes and LEA) will be open to traffic in the direction of Athens.
THE Olympia Street asks drivers to comply with the relevant traffic signs and instructions, as well as to show increased caution when passing through the area.
The driver of the tanker was arrested for the accident, taken to the prosecutor and released.
A special expert has also been appointed by the traffic police which conducts the preliminary investigation.
The history
The fire that broke out after the tanker, which was carrying fuel, overturned, was extinguished at around 11.40pm last night. After it overturned, it burst into flames, resulting in a large fire. Due to the fire, the Traffic Police stopped the traffic of vehicles on both the old and the new Athens-Corinth highway, resulting in queues of kilometers.
With the fire extinguished, shortly after midnight, the Elefsina toll road to Corinth was opened first and traffic gradually began to recover.
No other vehicle was involved
To extinguish the fire, 28 firefighters with 9 vehicles tried to extinguish the fire and sprayed special extinguishing liquid.
As reported by the Fire Department, no other vehicle was involved in the accident. The driver of the tanker was extricated unharmed, has no burns, but has some bumps from the rollover. He was taken to Corinth hospital, while no one else was injured.
From the first moment, the Fire Department rushed to the scene and the forces were immediately reinforced due to the extent of the fire front that was created.
According to korinthostv.gr, the Corinth Fire Service was alerted after a call that the tanker carrying fuel had exploded. At the scene, as reported by the local media, there were constant explosions.
The fire even spread to the slope of the highway.
Message from 112
A message was sent by 112 late Friday night to those who were in the Athens-Corinth area where the tanker overturned and caught fire.
Source: Skai
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