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Striking workers say years of neglect, underinvestment and understaffing - a legacy of Greece's decade-long debt crisis - are to blame. Many of the around 350 people aboard an intercity passenger train that collided head-on with a freight train while travelling on the same track were university students heading to the northern city of Thessaloniki from Athens after a long public holiday weekend.

By Stamos Prousalis and Kristian Brunse ATHENS (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Greece on Wednesday and workers went on

More than 40,000 people march in central Athens chanting “Murderers!” and “We are all in the same carriage”.

The crash on Feb 28 killed 57 people and has stirred public outrage over the crumbling state of the rail network

Thousands of workers walked off the job on Wednesday to protest over Greeces deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people, with mass demonstrations expected to culminate outside parliament in

Thousands of workers have walked off the job to protest over Greece's deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people, with mass demonstrations expected to

Train disaster adds pressure to the conservative government and could throw election plans into disarray.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday urged the country's Supreme Court to speed up investigations into last week's deadly train crash, that left at least 57 dead and sparked angry protests.

Since the evening of 28 February, Greek society has been rocked by the deadliest railway accident in the history of the country, and one of the worst in European and world history. This terrible event, resulting from the negligence of the government and private rail operators, has provoked a huge outpouring of anger and protest, as well as strike action by railway workers and other sectors. A 24-hour general public sector strike has been announced for tomorrow (8 March).

ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of workers will join a nationwide strike on Wednesday in protest over Greece's deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people, and mass demonstrations are expected to culminate outside parliament in Athens.