His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Wednesday extended condolences to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece over the victims of a tragic accident involving the collision of two trains in the city of Larissa, in the centre of the country, which resulted in multiple deaths and injury to dozens of people.

A passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday night, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens as the country’s deadliest rail crash in living memory threw entire carriages off the tracks.

Patriarch Daniel’s message of condolences: full text

His Beatitude Hieronymos II,
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece

Your Beatitude,

We have learned with great sadness of the tragic rail collision that took place on the night of February 28 to March 1, 2023, near the city of Larissa, in central Greece, an accident that killed at least 32 people and injured 85.

In these extremely difficult moments for the families of the deceased, but also for Your Beatitude, we offer them our sincere condolences and entrust you with our complete compassion.

Also, our heart goes to the injured in the hospital, and we pray to the Merciful God for their quick recovery.

May the Saviour Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead, give rest with the righteous to the souls of those who lost their lives in this terrible accident and grant comfort and spiritual strength to the bereaved families.

With high esteem and brotherly love in Christ the Lord,

† Daniel
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church

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