Hellenic Train to pay families of rail crash victims, injured passengers

Hellenic Train, whose train crashed in a head-on collision with a freighter on Feb. 28, killing 57 people on board, announced on Wednesday it will make advance payments to the families of the victims and to the passengers injured in the crash in Tempe, to cover their immediate financial needs.

The company, which oversees passenger and freight services, said it would pay 42,000 euros to the families of the passengers who were killed, 10,000 euros to passengers who were injured and are still being treated in hospitals or clinics - regardless of the severity of the injuries - and 5,000 euros to passengers who were injured and have been discharged from hospital.

In addition, it will pay a compensation of 300 euros for luggage, including hand luggage, and personal belongings to the families of the victims, the injured and other passengers who were on the train.