At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha on Friday in one of India’s worst rail accidents in years.
Expressing distress over the train accident, several Bollywood stars took to their social media handles to offer their condolences to the families of the deceased passengers and to also pray for the injured. Everyone from Salman Khan to Akshay Kumar, Jr NTR to Kareena Kapoor Khan, Varun Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Sonu Sood, among others, took to their handles to offer their prayers and condolences.
Salman wrote in a tweet, “Really saddened to hear abt the accident, May God rest the souls of the deceased in peace, Protect n give strength to the families n the injured from this unfortunate accident.”
Akshay Kumar took to his handle to write, “Heartbreaking to see the visuals from the tragic train accident in Odisha. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. My thoughts and condolences to the families of the affected during this difficult time. Om Shanti”
Kareena, Sonu and Varun took to their Instagram stories to share photos of the tragic accident and added an update.
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Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed. Photos and videos doing the rounds online see rescue teams climbing atop the wrecked trains to break open doors and windows using cutting torches to free survivors who were trapped inside more than a dozen mangled rail cars.
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