Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina mourns deaths of India’s train crash

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the casualties of hundreds in the collision of trains in Odisha, India.

In a condolence message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "I express deep grief and sorrow over the loss of hundreds of lives following collision between a freight train and a Chennai-bound passenger train in Odisha."

At least 288 people are now known to have been killed and 900 injured in a multiple train collision in India's eastern Odisha state, officials say.