Former Indian cricket staff opener Virender Sehwag took to social media to supply his condolences to the victims of the Odisha prepare tragedy and he even introduced that his faculty will likely be providing free training and boarding facility to kids who misplaced dad and mom within the accident. He posted an image of the accident with the caption – “This image will haunt us for a long time. In this hour of grief, the least I can do is to take care of education of children of those who lost their life in this tragic accident. I offer such children free education at Sehwag International School’s boarding facility”.

This picture will hang-out us for a very long time.

In this hour of grief, the least I can do is to deal with training of youngsters of those that misplaced their life on this tragic accident. I supply such kids free training at Sehwag International School’s boarding facility pic.twitter.com/b9DAuWEoTy

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 4, 2023

Former India captain Virat Kohli and Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, amongst a number of different sportspersons, expressed their anguish over the devastating prepare accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, that has killed at the very least 238 individuals and injured greater than 900.

The prepare crash on Friday, involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a items prepare, is likely one of the deadliest such accidents since independence.

Officials in Bhubaneswar mentioned 200 ambulances, 50 buses and 45 cellular well being models have been working on the accident web site, apart from 1,200 personnel. The our bodies have been being taken to the hospitals in every kind of automobiles, together with tractors.

Kohli, who’s in England with the India staff for the World Test Championship ultimate in opposition to Australia at The Oval from June 7, wished for the speedy restoration of the injured.

India’s first particular person Olympic gold medallist, rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra, he had been left heartbroken by the information of the accident.

(With PTI inputs)