AFPUpdated 09 Jun, 2021 03:44pm
As an express train hurtled through farmland in Sindh and smashed into the carriages of another service that had derailed minutes earlier, a family of nearby villagers was jolted awake.
“The blast of the collision was so loud that we woke up in panic,” said Ali Nawaz, describing the start of a frantic bid to help passengers from the wreckage of the double disaster.
“When we came out of the house we saw the train had halted, as we got closer to the scene we heard people calling for help.”
In this picture taken on June 8, school teacher Ali Nawaz (L), who helped with rescue efforts of the train collision, gestures as he sits with his family at his home near the train accident site in Daharki in Sindh. AFP