At least 15 people have been killed after a train travelling between two of Pakistan’s largest cities derailed. The Hazara Express was tak...
At least 15 people have been killed after a train travelling between two of Pakistan’s largest cities derailed.
The Hazara Express was taking passengers from Karachi to Rawalpindi when 10 cars left the tracks near the town of Nawabshah, officials said.
A further 50 people were injured in the crash.
Senior railway officer Mahmoodur Rehman Lakho said rescue crews had taken those people to the nearby Peoples Hospital in Nawabshah.
Mohsin Sayal, another railway officer, said train traffic has been suspended on the main line as repair trains have been dispatched to the scene.
Alternative travel arrangements and medical care will be made available for the train’s passengers who survived the derailment, he added.
Karachi is the most populous city in Pakistan while Rawalpindi, located close to the capital Islamabad, is the fourth-largest.
Nawabshah is situated closer to Karachi in the long train journey from the south of the country to the north.
Train crashes often occurred on poorly maintained railways tracks in Pakistan where colonial-era communications and signal systems haven’t been modernised and safety standards are poor.
Two years ago, dozens were killed when a pair of packed express trains collided in the Ghotki district of Sindh Provice, where Nawabshah is also located.
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