Train Derailment in New South Wales, Australia: No Maltese casualties

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been informed by the Consulate-General of Malta in Sydney, Australia, that, from the information available to it, there have been no reports of Maltese fatalities or casualities from the train derailment at Glenbrook, near the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.

A final list of names of those involved in the accident is expected to be released by the authorities in New South Wales on Saturday. In the meantime, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Consulate-General of Malta in Sydney, will continue to monitor the situation until it can be ascertained that no Maltese Nationals were travelling on the trains.