Odisha train incident: Taliban express grief over the deadly mishap
Afghanistan and Pakistan express condolences over the train collision in Odisha, that left hundreds dead and injured.
PremiumThe foreign affairs ministry of Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan on 3 June extended their condolences over the deadly Balasore mishap that killed about 261 people in Odisha.
In a tweet, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is saddened by the train collision in eastern Odisha State of the Republic of India that has left hundreds dead and injured. MoFA sympathies with the bereaved families of the victims and the injured."
Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also expressed condolences to the families of the victims. In a tweet, he wrote, “Saddened to learn of the high death toll in the tragic train accident in Odisha, India. Our condolences for the families of the victims. Wish speedy recovery to the injured."
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi over the deadly train collision.
Meanwhile, initial reports from the signalling control room of the railways suggest that the accident may have caused by human error. According to the video footage from the signalling control room of the Kharagpur division of the Railways, the train apparently took the wrong track, minutes before the accident occurred. Instead of following the main line, the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express mistakenly entered a loop line where a goods train was parked, shortly after passing Bahanagar Bazar station at approximately 6:55 pm on Friday. Prime Minister Modi also left for Odisha to take stock of the situation in the wake of the triple train accident. "PM Narendra Modi is leaving for Odisha where he will review the situation in the wake of the train mishap," PMO tweeted. Earlier, he chaired a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation in Odisha.
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