RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sent a cable of condolences to Pakistan’s president Arif Alvi after a train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, the Saudi Press Agency reported Tuesday.
“We send to your excellency, the families of the deceased and the Pakistani people, our deepest and sincere condolences,” the king said, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also sent a similar cable to president Alvi.
More than 1,000 passengers were aboard the Hazara Express when it came off the tracks in a flat, rural part of Sindh province near Nawabshah, around 250 kilometres (160 miles) by rail from the southern port city of Karachi.
The incident injured at least 90 passengers.
Images posted to local media show dozens of people at the site, with some smashing windows to help passengers clamber out of the twisted carriages and at least one coach overturned.
Accidents and derailments occur frequently on Pakistan’s antiquated railway system.
In June 2021 two trains collided near Daharki in Sindh killing at least 65 people and injuring about 150 others.
