Chania

Three people died and one was seriously injured when their car crashed into a mini van in the Chania area of Crete on Saturday morning.

There were four passengers in the car, three men and one woman aged 18-23, when it hit a mini van carrying 19 tourists at the Galata junction of the Northern Road Axis of Crete (BOAK). 

Through a public website, Stefanos Kasselakis and Tyler Macbeth are collecting from friends and relatives monetary gifts for their wedding, which will take place at the end of August in Chania.

A recent resignation and the next five successors are shaping the internal dynamics within SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, following the decision of Harvard Professor and head of the party’s Statewide ballot, Othon Iliopoulos, to forgo his parliamentary seat.

A rescue operation was carried out this morning when, according to a report from the APB, a boat carrying 52 migrants was spotted off the coast of Gavdos at 5:30 a.m., when authorities were informed.

The 12th Hania Chamber Music Festival will take place at the Minoa Palace Resort and the Ancient Theater of Aptera from August 26 to September 4. Each of the six concerts will juxtapose works from the German Classical and Romantic traditions with works from Russia, Poland, Armenia and the Czech Republic, all of them written in the 19th and 20th centuries.

A young man is in a serious condition after a a crash that took place in an area of Crete.

Independent MP since yesterday afternoon is Chania MP Pavlos Polakis, as his verbal attack on a staff member of Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis resulted in his expulsion from the SYRIZA Parliamentary Group, dramatically changing the agenda and dynamics within the main opposition.

The Timeline of the Expulsion

A floating platform used to help tourists disembark on a popular beach in western Crete was swiftly restored on Saturday, after a video posted on social media on Friday showed visitors wading through water to reach the shore. 

A British tourist who was struck by a car on Friday while strolling with family in a town in the northern coast of Crete died as a result of her injuries, the local press reported on Saturday.

The 47-year-old woman was vacationing with her husband, her in-laws, her brother-in-law and her 54-year-old sister-in-law, who sustained abrasions to her arms and legs.

Two British tourists, aged 46 and 54, were hospitalized on Friday in Crete after being struck by a car in Chania.

The incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. in the town's urban area. An ambulance responded to the scene, transferring them to Rethymno Hospital.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.