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Two British Tourists Killed, One Injured in Road Accident on Crete

Two British citizens were killed and one seriously injured in a road accident near the coastal resort of Malia in northern Crete in the early hours of Monday. The rented jeep they were driving crashed into a parked motorcycle and...

Greece Leads EU in Reducing Number of Fatal Road Accidents

The nation of Greece has managed to reduce the number of fatal road accidents by 45 percent between 2010 and 2018, according to the latest figures published recently by the European Transport Safety Council. This puts the country in first...

British Couple Die in Road Accident on Santorini

The British Foreign Office confirmed on Wednesday that the couple who were killed in a road accident on Santorini on Sunday were British citizens. A man and a woman, said to be in their 20s, fell into a nearly-700ft ravine...

Greek First-Aid 'EKAΒ' Service Reactivates Road Accident Prevention Division

After 13 years of inactivity, Greece's National Center of First-Aid ''EKAB'' service will reactivate its division dedicated to road traffic accident prevention, Kathimerini newspaper reported on Sunday. This decision was taken due to Greece's high numbers of road traffic accidents. The...

First Tesla 3 Road Accident in Greece

The first Tesla Model 3 road accident outside the United States occurred in Greece, as the car was in Autopilot and hit a road barrier outside of Florina, in northern Greece. According to Newsauto.gr website, the Tesla Model 3 driver, You You...

Harrowing Photo of a Young Bear Killed in Road Accident Near Kastoria

A young brown bear was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on the road between Kolokynthos and Mesopotamia near Kastoria, in north-western Greece. According to the environmental organization Arcturos, the accident may have happened during Wednesday night. The animal...

Attica's Traffic Police: 494 Road Accidents in June, Fifteen People Dead

Fifteen people lost their lives and 566 were injured in a total of 494 road accidents which occurred in June, in the region of Attica alone, data by Attica's Traffic Police Directorate showed on Sunday. The main causes of these...

Female Bear Killed in Road Accident Near Kastoria

A female adult bear was reported killed on Tuesday after being hit by a car at the Siatista-Kastoria section of the Egnatia highway, near the junction of Vogatsikos. According to the driver of the car, who emerged unharmed from the...

Greek Road Accidents Rose by 12.3% But With Fewer Deaths

Greek statistics for road accidents rose by 12.3 percent in April compared to the previous year, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority of Greece (ELSTAT). The data included road accidents that caused death or injury. The number of accidents...

ELSTAT: Road Accidents Increased in April 2015

Road accidents that occurred across Greece and lead to deaths or injuries increased by 7.2%, in April 2015, compared to the same period last year. Specifically, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the number of accidents...

Young British Tourist Dies in Zakynthos Road Accident

A British tourist had died in a road accident in the Greek island of Zakynthos. According to reports, the 18-year-old woman lost control of her four-wheeler (quad) and collided head-on with a passing vehicle. The woman was speeding and tried to...

Ioannina: Road Accident, Two Dead

According to ipeirotika.gr, two people lost their lives and another three were injured, after a road accident involving two trucks and a private car, which occurred in the region between Kaneta and the village Terovo. According to pamepreveza.gr, the car...

Road Accidents in Greece Decreased in June

Road accidents in Greece resulting in death or injuries presented a decline of 8,3 percent in June 2013 compared to the same month in 2012, and reached the number of 1,082. According to provisional data released by the Hellenic Statistical...

Less Accidents but More Fatalities on Greek Roads in May

Although there were less traffic accidents on the roads of Greece in the month of May in 2016 than there were in 2015, there were more fatalities, reports the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On Friday, ELSTAT released data showing that...

Who Is Responsible for the Fatal Accident on Egnatia Road?

The fatal pileup on northern Greece's Egnatia motorway has taken the lives of five people. More than 30 remain in critical condition, including two children aged 18 and 16 months. Images from the wreck have shocked Greece and raised alarming questions. What...