The death toll increased to 43 in the accident where the passenger train from Athens to Thessaloniki collided head-on with the freight train in the Tempi region, north of the city of Larissa. Six of the 72 injured are in intensive care, while 57 are being treated in hospitals.
Following the disaster, demonstrators in Athens and Thessaloniki said that the accident was caused by negligence and that resignations from the government would not be enough. The demonstrations started in front of Athens’ parliament and extended to Omonia Square, with thousands of protestors gathering in a short period of time. It later devolved into conflicts with the police, and they deployed tear gas to disperse the protestors.