Pyrgos, Elis

In the collective unconscious, September 1999 will likely forever be associated with the devastating Athens earthquake.

The Gavriliadis family (originally from Pyrgos) vacation in Andros had a tragic ending on Friday morning. The family had traveled with friends to the Cycladic island and this morning 22-year-old Stathis and his father, well-known Pyrgos businessman Takis Gavriliadis, took a ride in a “pig” they had rented in the Stivari area of Batsi.

A 48-year-old man from Viotia, central Greece, who was vacationing in the western Peloponnese, passed away on Thursday afternoon after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the General Hospital of Pyrgos, according to state broadcaster ERT.

The man was hospitalized following a severe reaction to an insect bite, which medical experts believe was likely caused by a spider.

A 45-year-old man was killed in Ilia, southern Greece, early Thursday morning after crashing his vehicle into two utility poles at high speed. 

The 39-year-old driver of the truck that caused the deadly traffic accident on the National Road Pyrgos – Kyparissia, at the height of Elaia, was released early, after his plea, with the agreement of the investigator and the prosecutor.

Kalyvia, Ilia has been in mourning since Friday afternoon, when the identities of victims of the shocking traffic accident, which occurred on the Pyrgos-Kyparissia highway, at the height of Elaia, were identified.

Unspoken tragedy occurred earlier at noon on Friday on the Pyrgos-Kyparissia highway, at the height of Elaia in Messinia, when the shocking traffic accident caused by a truck cut the thread of life to four people, includi

A tragic traffic accident occurred at noon Friday on the highway Pyrgos-Kyparissia, at the height of Elaia.

A 20-year-old man was taken to Pyrgos General Hospital early Wednesday morning after a shooting in Amalia.

According to ilialive.gr, the incident occurred at around 2 a.m. and is being investigated by the authorities.

A 55-year-old man who was participating in a firefighting effort in the western Peloponnese has died.

It is understood that the man wanted to assist in battling a wildfire near the village of Alpochori in Ilia prefecture and that he may have choked on some food as he rushed to help.

He was transferred to Pyrgos hospital where, according to local media, he was pronounced dead.