{"id":23428,"date":"2026-10-12T16:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/pedestrian-32-dies-near-souda\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:14:52","slug":"pedestrian-32-dies-near-souda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/pedestrian-32-dies-near-souda\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian, 32, Dies Near Souda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CHANIA, October 2026 \u2014 A 32-year-old man died in a Chania VOAK accident on Sunday evening when a car struck him as he tried to cross the highway on foot, reports said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man was walking along the Northern Crete Highway (VOAK), the main road along Crete\u2019s northern coast, local reports said. He had reached a stretch between Souda and Mournies, near Chania, when he tried to cross the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that moment, a car travelling towards Chania hit him, and he suffered fatal injuries, reports said. A 47-year-old man was driving the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police later arrested the driver. However, the circumstances of the Chania VOAK accident remain under investigation by the VOAK Traffic Police Station, reports said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorities have not released the victim\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Ta Nea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--[googlesitekit-end-of-content]--><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAthens, Chania, Crete, Fatal Accident, Greece, Greece news, Greek news, greek news now, greek news on demand, greek news today, Hellenic Police, Mournies, Northern Crete Highway, pedestrian, Road accident, road safety, souda, traffic police, VOAK\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Athens Bureau<\/h5>\n<p>Athens Bureau is Greek City Times\u2019 news desk in Athens, reporting on Greek politics, society, economy, culture, and breaking national news for readers in Greece and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/10\/12\/chania-voak-accident\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHANIA, October 2026 \u2014 A 32-year-old man died in a Chania VOAK accident on Sunday evening when a car struck him as he tried to cross the highway on foot, reports said. The man was walking along the Northern Crete Highway (VOAK), the main road along Crete\u2019s northern coast, local reports said. 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