Cyprus Times

PAOK Mourns Second Tragedy Following Romania Bus Crash

Published January 27, 2026, 18:09
PAOK Mourns Second Tragedy Following Romania Bus Crash

The PAOK community is experiencing a second tragedy after the 1999 Tempi disaster, with seven fans losing their lives in a bus crash in Romania while returning from a team match. In 1999, a bus carrying PAOK fans collided with a truck in the Tempi valley, resulting in the deaths of six people, mostly young. The new tragedy occurred during a trip to the match against Olympique Lyonnais, and PAOK FC has already begun procedures to return the bodies and support the families. The driver change on the bus after Larissa in 1999 remains an unanswered question. Grief is immense, and the PAOK community remembers with pain the victims of both tragedies.