‘My heart goes out to bereaved families’ —Tinubu commiserates with India over train crash

President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the government
and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country
which killed over 280 passengers.

The fatal crash involving two passenger trains and a goods
train in the Indian city of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, occurred
on Friday.

Apart from those killed, over 900 others were injured in
what has been described as one of the worst rail crashes in recent history.

According to a statement issued on Saturday by Abdulaziz
Abdulaziz, his media aide, the president described the accident as
“heartrending”.

He also expressed his condolences to the families of the
people who died in the incident.

“My heart goes to the families of those affected in the
unfortunate and heartrending train crash in the Indian State of Odisha,” Tinubu
was quoted as saying.

“We stand with India in brotherhood at this difficult time.
The magnitude of the crash and the high casualty figure call for global support
for India to adequately respond to this calamitous accident.

 “I send my deepest
sympathy and condolences to His Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the
people of India and the families of those trapped in the crash.”