President Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed condolences over loss of lives due to collision of two passenger trains near Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
"I am deeply saddened to learn about the accident in which a number of persons have lost their lives and some were injured, when two passenger trains collided near Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh," said President Mukherjee in a message to the governor of UP, Ram Naik.
"I am sure that the State Government is providing all possible assistance to the bereaved families who have lost their near and dear ones as well as medical aid to the injured," he added.
Conveying his heartfelt condolences to the family members of the deceased, he said, "I pray to the Almighty to give them the strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss. I wish speedy recovery to the injured persons."
At 12 least people died and 45 have been left seriously injured, after the Krishak Express had a side-collision when its locomotive collided with a moving train, the Lucknow-Barauni Express, near the Gorakhpur Cant station.
The eighth and ninth coaches capsized, while the seventh coach was derailed.
The Krishak Express was travelling from Varanasi to Gorakhpur while the Lucknow-Barauni Express was going from Lucknow to Barauni.