Greece’s government survives no-confidence motion called over rail disaster

A Greek opposition party submitted a motion of no-confidence against the government, saying that it tried to cover up its responsibility over a deadly rail disaster last year (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece’s centre-right government survived a motion of no-confidence on Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago.

Four left-wing opposition parties accused the government of hindering an investigation into the rail crash that left 57 people dead, many of them university students returning from a spring break.