Greece Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigns over fatal train crash

Greece’s Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis has resigned following a fatal head-on collision of two trains that occurred in central Greece three days back. At least 36 died in the crash.

“It is what I feel my duty to do as a minimal sign of respect to the memory of the people who died so unjustly, taking responsibility for the chronic shortcomings of the Greek state and political system,” he said in an e-mailed press statement on Wednesday.

“From the bottom of my heart, I once again express my pain and support to the families of the victims,” he added.