Greece train crash: New transport minister promises answers amid protests against train operator

Greece’s newly-appointed transport minister said he was taking over on Thursday with a mandate to investigate the country’s deadliest train crash, to modernize an ailing railway system, and to restore safety in Greek rail travel. A Greek passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train late on Tuesday near the northern city of Larissa, throwing entire carriages off the tracks and killing at least 36 people. Meanwhile, protesters scuffled with police in Athens on Wednesday, after staging a demonstration outside the offices of the rail operator Hellenic Train.

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