Joy for a marriage turned into unbearable mourning on Thursday in Olympia Road. Makis Kontostanos, 54, one of the two victims of the multi -carriage in Panagopoula, was preparing to live one of the happiest moments of his family, as today, Friday, his partner would marry his daughter.
Fate, however, had other plans. The thread of the life of the 54 -year -old father of three was violently cut on the asphalt, when his vehicle collided frontally with the car of a 70 -year -old woman, who, by a tragic mistake, was driving for about a kilometer in the opposite direction of traffic. The conflict was so severe that both drivers died.
The news fell like a thunderbolt in the family, which was found to manage an untold tragedy from the preparations of the wedding celebration. “The moments are very difficult. Even we don’t know exactly what has happened, “were the words of the 54 -year -old’s crushed son.
In the pain, Maki Kontostanos’ companion made a decision that is shocking: Her daughter’s marriage will be normally performedturning joy into a tribute to the man who lost so suddenly and unjustly. A celebration that will take place in the shadow of a great loss to honor the memory of the man who should be there to celebrate with them.