| Date: | 13 May 2017 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Location: | Adendro |
| Country: | Greece |
| Line: | Athens – Thessaloniki |
| Operator: | TrainOSE |
| Type: | Derailment |
| Cause: | Excessive speed |
| Trains: | 1 |
| Passengers: | 73 |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Deaths: | 3 |
| Injuries: | 10 |
An intercity passenger train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, Greece, on 13 May 2017. Three people were killed, and ten were injured. A preliminary report stated that the cause of the accident was excessive speed.
The intercity train derailed and collided with a house in Adendro, a village in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki region, Greece. Three people were killed, and 10 more were injured when five carriages of the train derailed.[1] [2] The engine and one carriage collided with a house alongside the track. Two residents of the house jumped from a balcony before the collision occurred. The house was severely damaged.[3]
The derailed train was a Class 520 diesel multiple unit.[4] It was operating TrainOSE service IC 58 from Athens to Thessaloniki, carrying five crew and 73 passengers. The derailment occurred at 21:45 local time (18:45 UTC) at a site 200m (700feet) from Adendro railway station. The train departed from Athens at 16:18.[5] There were four people fatally injured in the accident. Those killed were two train crew, including the driver and a passenger.[4] Following the accident, the line through Adendro was expected to remain closed until 27 May.
TrainOSE opened an investigation into the accident.[4] The Greek Transport Ministry also opened an investigation. According to preliminary findings, the train event recorder revealed that excessive speed was the cause of the derailment.[6] The train was travelling at 144.3km/h where the speed limit was 60km/h.[7] The three-member Commission of Experts that made the finding stated that there was no evidence of sabotage and that the local track controllers had followed proper procedures.[8]