The Millat Express train left Daharki station at 03:28am. Information was received at 03:43am that the train had derailed at 03:38am. Meanwhile, the Sir Syed Express train passed through Raiti at 03:38am. As the coaches of the derailed train were infringing the down track, the driver tried to apply emergency brakes but the locomotive hit the infringing coaches at 03:38am, a PR statement said.
As a result of this accident, six coaches of Millat Express were derailed and five coaches overturned, while two coaches of the Sir Syed Express train were derailed and three overturned, it added, stating that 31 people had been killed while more than 100 had been injured.
Belle was completely stuck. Picture: Dartmouth Fire Station A horse had to be rescued yesterday morning (Wednesday, February 24) as it was trapped upside down against a wall. Belle had broken through a fence at Pleasant Valley Farm, Dartmouth, and ended up upside down, wedged against a concrete wall and extremely distressed. Dartmouth s fire crew and a specialist rescue team from Camels Head were mobilised The horse was extremely distressed and needed to be sedated for the rescue. A spokesperson from Dartmouth Fire Station said: The OIC liased with the owner who was calming the horse which was very distressed. The area was first made safe for crews to work as large animals can do things in a split second which may injure somebody.