(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, MARCH 6 - The 59-year-old Greek station
master arrested amid an investigation into a railway incident
that on Tuesday left 57 people dead in Greece has reportedly
stated that he had been left alone for a long period in his
station.
His lawyer, Stefanos Pantzardzidis, has said that: "For about 20 cursed minutes he was responsible for the safety of the whole of central Greece," reported Kathimerini.
The station master, jailed on Sunday pending trial, said that on the basis of regulations that on the night of the incident at around 11 PM there should have been other employees with him but that they had left their posts and that he had been alone.
Employees of Hellenic Train have declared another 24-hour strike today after the incident, which was the worst railway accident in the country's history.
Workers have been on strike since Wednesday. Today's interruption of service will include suburban transportation in Athens. (ANSAmed).
His lawyer, Stefanos Pantzardzidis, has said that: "For about 20 cursed minutes he was responsible for the safety of the whole of central Greece," reported Kathimerini.
The station master, jailed on Sunday pending trial, said that on the basis of regulations that on the night of the incident at around 11 PM there should have been other employees with him but that they had left their posts and that he had been alone.
Employees of Hellenic Train have declared another 24-hour strike today after the incident, which was the worst railway accident in the country's history.
Workers have been on strike since Wednesday. Today's interruption of service will include suburban transportation in Athens. (ANSAmed).
