Inquiry ordered into train derailment
One passenger dead, 30 others injured as Karachi Express go off the rails in Sukkur
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HYDERABAD:
The casualties from the derailment of passenger coaches of the Karachi Express late Saturday night in Sukkur district included one death and at least 30 injured, it emerged on Sunday.
The accident - the cause of which still remains a mystery - happened between Mundo Dero and Sangi railway stations around half an hour after the train left Rohri station at 1.15am on Saturday night.
Ten bogies of the 15-Up Karachi Express, which was carrying passengers from the port city to Lahore, derailed while four of them fell from the elevated track to the ground several feet deep. The bogies included AC and economy coaches.
At least 1 dead, 30 injured after Lahore-bound train derails near Rohri Dawn 07/03/2021 none@none.com (Ubaidullah Shaikh)
At least one person was killed and 30 others injured when several coaches of the Lahore-bound Karachi Express derailed between Mando Dero and Sanghi railway stations near Rohri late on Saturday night, district and rescue officials said.
Railways officials said that all people travelling on the train have been rescued and work is now being carried out to clear the railway tracks. Railways staff have temporarily cleared the Down track and train operations have resumed on it. Now, work is being done on the Up track. It can take several hours, an official told