19 people have been killed in a rail derailment. Another 50 are injured. The Hazara Express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. These are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. Emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. An emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. The Information Minister of sindh gave us more details about the crash. The top priority of government is the rescue work which we are focusing on. Bold the hospitals it boat dealers standby. But there are some more critical patients the government will take them to different districts. We will give them the best treatment over at private hospital or a government hospital. Lets get more on this with our south asia editor. The number of people dead and this accident keeps going u
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