LOL - Thessaloniki-Athens Train Derailed After Hitting Cow

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This is one of those offbeat stories that definitely needs to be told, even though it does not have a happy end. Train schedules between Athens and Thessaloniki were restored on Sunday following a derailment of an Intercity 55 earlier. According to Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) officials, there were no injuries among 200 passengers of the train running on the Thessaloniki-Athens schedule, which was derailed when it hit a cow.

Reports said that the accident occurred between the Karya and Styrfaka stations, outside of Lianokladi and interrupted south-bound train schedules. Damages to the train were light, while service in that section of the rail lines was carried out by buses.

Authorities noted that this is the second such accident, with the first one occurring on December 10 in the area of the town of Bralos, near the Papadia bridge.

There was no report about the cow, but we can guess that local butcheries were featuring a special on minced meat on Monday morning.

(We are kidding of course...)