Air, sea and train transport was halted and mass protests were planned in Greece on Friday in anger over a perceived lack of justice two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 people.

Demonstrations are planned in more than 300 cities and towns in Greece and abroad, with the parliament building in central Athens poised as the focal point. More than 5,000 police officers are being deployed in the capital to manage crowds and potential unrest.

On Feb. 28, 2023, a passenger train and freight train collided, leaving 57 dead. New evidence suggests many may not have been killed by the crash itself, but by a fire that followed.

Greece is expected to come to a standstill Friday with sweeping strikes and protests to mark the second anniversary of the country's worst rail tragedy, that left 57 dead in

Gerasimos Iasonas, the sole survivor from the front carriage of the doomed passenger train in Tempi, is making his way back to Greece.

Two years after the head-on collision of two trains that killed 57, people in Greece are still demanding justice for the victims of the crash. A general strike and demonstrations are planned for Friday.