Deadly crash that killed seven PAOK fans in Romania - Bodies and injured being repatriated (disturbing video)

The deadly crash cast a black cloud over the cities and villages the deceased came from, all in northern Greece, as well as the team o PAOK FC. Football teams, fans and politicians sent messages of upport and condolences.

The three that survived are in stable and non-thretening condition and are now readying for a return to Greece.

The preparations for repatriation

The transfer of the two injured PAOK fans from the ambulances of the Timisoara hospital to the EKAB plane at the city airport has been completed.

20-year-old Konstantinos and 28-year-old Marios are expected to return to Greece any time soon, once the required procedures have been completed inside the EKAB plane.

The first to leave the Timisoara hospital was 20-year-old Konstantinos, who was taken by ambulance to the city airport to be picked up by the EKAB plane and transported back to Greece.

The father of the child has also rushed to the hospital, who, visibly moved, said: "He has hit his head, he is shocked. Things are not easy, we are heading for the best, condolences to the families of the victims".

Shortly after, 28-year-old Marios was also discharged from the hospital, who also arrived at the airport by ambulance.

The third injured person, 20-year-old Kostas, needs to remain in the Timisoara hospital for a while, while yesterday he underwent surgery.

Today, the repatriation of the bodies of the seven PAOK fans

In addition, at noon, a special flight will also repatriate the bodies of the seven PAOK fans who were killed at noon on Tuesday in Romania, with the C130 taking off from Greece at 13:00.

In the meantime, and while the investigation by the Romanian authorities continues, critical questions remain unanswered, such as the exact causes of the accident.

Yesterday, the process of identifying all the victims of the fatal traffic accident was completed.

What one of the injured said

One of the injured, who spoke to MEGA, stated that “I remember everything, I didn’t lose consciousness for a single moment” while he said that in the van “we were like brothers, we are very friends”.

“I don’t know, I wasn’t driving. I’m fine, since we’re talking. I don’t know things to tell you for sure so that you have an answer. I’m mourning my friends right now. Today is mourning. I don’t care what they’ve testified. I can’t know what they’ve testified”, said the injured person.

“There are three survivors, me and two others who are in the hospital and seven dead. I’m alone in a room, I don’t know Romanian, I don’t know English well. I accidentally heard their voices, as I was passing by with the wheelchair to get an MRI. I heard them, at least I know that they’re alive. They had a solid night in terms of results and I asked the doctors today about how my friends are. They said good things to me. It is very likely that we will all leave by plane tomorrow. I have some fractures, some breaks”, he said.

“I am not sure how it got stuck there. You will have seen the video. There was time for it to go right and nothing to happen. We rented the van from Edessa, the driver went and picked it up from there and “loaded” us all from Thessaloniki. There were six of us from Imathia and the rest are from other areas that we all met at a common point that we had arranged to meet. We were like brothers, we are very good friends”, he concluded.