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Copies of three videos delivered early last month to investigating authorities by Interstar Security, the company responsible for the security and video surveillance of Greece\u2019s railway network, are genuine and allegedly depict a freight train shortly before its fatal collision with a passenger train in Tempe, central Greece, just over two years ago, the Criminal Investigation Department has announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An Interstar Security legal representative, Vassilis Kapernaros, handed over files containing the videos to an investigating judge on February 5, supporting the footage depicts the freight train prior to the railway tragedy, which claimed 57 lives and also resulted in numerous serious injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Subsequently, on the order of the investigator, police officers raided the offices of the security company in Athens and Platamonas, in the mainland\u2019s northeast, seizing computers as part of the check on the authenticity of the three videos.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The freight train involved in the railway tragedy, Greece\u2019s deadliest, on February 28, 2023, is suspected to have carried an unknown fuel that contributed to a fireball following the collision, according to an extensive report presented last month by the Hellenic Aviation and Railway Safety Investigation Agency (HARSIA).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fuel may have intensified the post-collision blaze, resulting in a number of deaths due to fire-related injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The HARSIA report has attributed the crash to a critical human error. Relatives of victims and injured persons are seeking justice.<\/p>\n
The beginning of the trial of responsible parties has faced repeated delays as the investigation drags on. According to a latest estimate, the hearing of the case, which keeps being augmented with new evidence, is now projected to begin towards the end of this year. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n