No Kazakhstanis among killed in Moscow metro accident

The Consular Department of the Embassy contains the situation since the moment of the accident.

"All people extend heartfelt condolences to families of the victims on occasion of the accident,” the Kazakh Consul in Russian Federation Erik Sugurbekov informs.

As the press service of Akorda reports, President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a telegram of condolences to his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin on occasion of the metro accident.

“On behalf of people of Kazakhstan and personally I would like to express condolences to the victims’ relatives and wish a speedy recovery to those who suffer from injuries due to the metro accident,” the telegram reads.

The tragic accident took place at 8:39 a.m. Moscow time (4:39 UTC) on Tuesday on the stretch of the west-bound "blue" line of the Russian capital’s metro network between the Park Podedy and Slavyansky Bulvar stations.

A rapidly moving train crashed entrapping all of its passengers in the underground tunnel after three of its cars derailed due to reasons that investigators have yet to establish.