His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday sent a cable to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressing condolences over the victims of a train crash in north-western Turkey.

The train derailed on Sunday en route to Istanbul, causing the death of several people and the injury of others.

In the cable, King Abdullah expressed his deepest sympathies and condolences to President Erdoğan, the bereaved families, and the people of Turkey.