The Huts of Elisthey cry and mourn… They mourn the loss of two people… 44-year-old Antonis Karavelas and his only 12-year-old daughter Ioanna who left for another journey, into eternity

The 44-year-old soldier by profession had gone with his daughter, his mother and his 19-year-old son to his swearing-in at the Kalamata camp. On the way back home, the fateful thing happened. In a matter of seconds, everything changed.

The death of the 44-year-old and the 12-year-old was instantaneous. It took rescuers more than two and a half hours to extricate them from the vehicle, which had literally turned into one. amorphous mass of iron. From the same vehicle, the 19-year-old boy, who a little earlier had sworn in Kalamata, was pulled out very seriously injured.

He was initially taken to the General Hospital of Kyparissia by EKAV ambulance, like all the injured. From there, due to the seriousness of his condition, to the Kalamata Hospital and then to the Panarkadiko Hospital in Tripoli. On Saturday morning, the young man was transferred to the 401 military hospital. His health condition is particularly critical.

He has suffered serious brain injuries, while he has fractures all over his body. Medical circles speak of a very difficult situation, with the 19-year-old fighting hard in the ICU room. His 66-year-old grandmother, who was also in the same vehicle, was slightly injured. He even had to undergo surgery on Saturday afternoon. She is still being treated at the General Hospital of Kalamata, having escaped the danger herself.

There are three more injured from the fatal accident. A mother with her child, and the truck driver. The 38-year-old mother who was hospitalized in Kyparissia, asked to be close to her 6-year-old child, who is being treated at the Karamandane Hospital in Patras, so on Saturday morning she was transferred there as well.

According to the information of the “Patris” newspaper, the 39-year-old truck driver is in good condition. He is being treated at the Kyparissia General Hospital, under guard, and yesterday afternoon, he was expected to testify about what exactly happened on the fateful afternoon of July 26th.

Source: Patrisnews.com