The National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” said Wednesday it has not received any official request to conduct laboratory tests related to the deadly 2023 train crash in Tempe.
The statement follows media reports suggesting the center had been asked to investigate the fireball that appeared after the collision.
According to records from a recent meeting of the Hellenic Authority for Rail Accident Investigation (EODASAAM), the organization proposed that Demokritos examine the incident, referencing a letter from Kostas Lakafosis, a technical advisor to victims’ families.
Demokritos clarified that the EODASAAM report is a documentation of the failures that led to the crash and not an investigation into the fireball phenomenon.
The February 2023 collision between two trains in Tempe killed 57 people and remains under public and judicial scrutiny.