Greeks rally over train crash, labour unions gear for more walkouts

FILE PHOTO: People take part in a demonstration in front of the parliament building, following the fatal collision of two trains, near the city of Larissa, in Athens, Greece, March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied in central Athens on Sunday to protest over the country's deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people on Feb. 28, as Greece's largest labour unions geared up for a nationwide strike.

The head-on collision of a passenger train with a freight train nearly two weeks ago has stirred public anger and daily protests against the conservative government and a political system that has repeatedly ignored calls by railway unions to improve safety systems.