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Pakistan | Officials say the incident happened early Monday morning near the village of Dharki, approximately 440 kilometers (273 miles) north of Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi.
At least 35 people killed and injured dozens more, with rescue efforts continuing to find survivors trapped in the wreckage.
According to Dawn news, the Sir Syed Express, which was traveling from Lahore to Karachi, collided with the Millat Express after it derailed on its route to Sargodha from Karachi.
According to the report, the major accident occurred at Dharki, a city in upper Sindh’s Ghotki district, in which the Millat Express train’s bogies crashed.
The hospitals in Ghotki, Dharki, Obaro, and Mirpur Mathelo have declared an emergency. According to the article, at least 35 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the incident, according to Ghotki Deputy Commissioner Usman Abdullah.
Officials were also having problems retrieving those trapped inside the bogies that had toppled. The deputy commissioner told Geo News that 13 to 14 bogies were derailed in the collision, with six to eight being “completely destroyed.” He described the task of rescuing people who are still trapped as a “challenge” for rescuers.
He stated that a relief train had left Rohri. “This is a difficult task. Using heavy machines to release citizens will take time (still trapped).
He added, “We are also constructing a medical camp to provide medical assistance to citizens.
” Passengers are still stranded in one of the bogies, according to Ghotki SSP Umar Tufail, and “we dread additional casualties.”
Officials from the emergency services and the Red Cross were rushed to the spot.
In recent years, Pakistan’s antiquated railway system has experienced numerous accidents and wrecks, despite successive governments investing little in track and signal maintenance.
A gas canister explosion and fire onboard an overcrowded passenger train near Liaquatpur killed at least 73 persons in 2019.
