Two motorcycle riders die after crash on Thivon Avenue in Athens early Friday
A motorcycle carrying two people left its lane on Thivon Avenue in Rentis shortly after 4 am on Friday, and both riders died in hospital, Greek media reported.
The crash
A motorcycle carrying two people left its lane on Thivon Avenue (Leoforos Thivon) at about 4 am on Friday, 9 October 2026, near the Ministry of Migration and Asylum in Rentis, Athens. The first reports said the bike veered off course for an unknown reason. Both riders fell onto the roadway and were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Reports give the riders' ages as 26 for the woman and 28 for the man, and both died at hospital despite the efforts of doctors.
Investigation and early reports
The traffic police department is conducting a preliminary investigation to establish the exact cause of the crash. Investigators are examining all possibilities and looking for security camera footage and eyewitness accounts from the surrounding area. Early morning reports described both riders as seriously injured, and one report said the man's condition was especially serious. Those early reports did not give the identities or ages of the riders, and the ages above appear only in the later reports.
