Greek transport minister resigns over deadly train crash

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, second right, accompanied by transport minister Kostas Karamanlis, left, holding his face, looks the debris of trains after a collision in Tempe, about 376 kilometres (235 miles) north of Athens, near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 (Dimitris Papamitsos/Greek Prime Minister’s Office via AP/PA)

Greek transport minister Kostas Karamanlis has resigned following a rail crash which killed at least 36 people, saying he felt it was his “duty” to step down.

The announcement came after Greek police said the stationmaster in the city of Larissa has been arrested following the head-on crash that left at least 85 people injured.