Английская Википедия:Adendro train derailment
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox public transit accident An intercity passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, Greece, on 13 May 2017. Three people were killed, and ten were injured. A preliminary report stated that the cause of the accident was excessive speed.
Accident
The accident happened when a passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, a village in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki region, Greece. Three people were killed, and ten more were injured when five carriages of the train derailed.[1][2] The engine and one carriage collided with a house alongside the track.[3] Two residents of the house jumped from a balcony before the collision occurred. The house was severely damaged.[4]
The derailed train was a Class 520 diesel multiple unit.[3] It was operating TrainOSE service IC 58 from Athens to Thessaloniki,[5] carrying five crew and 73 passengers.[6] The derailment occurred at 21:45 local time (18:45 UTC) at a site Шаблон:Convert from Adendro railway station. The train departed from Athens at 16:18.[5] There were four people fatally injured in the accident. Those killed were two train crew, including the driver and a passenger.[3] Following the accident, the line through Adendro was expected to remain closed until 27 May.[7]
Investigation
TrainOSE opened an investigation into the accident.[3] The Greek Transport Ministry also opened an investigation. According to preliminary findings, the train event recorder revealed that excessive speed was the cause of the derailment.[6] The train was travelling at Шаблон:Convert where the speed limit was Шаблон:Convert.[7] The three-member Commission of Experts that made the finding stated that there was no evidence of sabotage and that the local track controllers had followed proper procedures.[8]
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