15 dead, scored injured as several bogies of Hazara Express derail near Nawabshah
Casulties feared to rise
At least 15 passengers were killed and 50 others were injured as several bogies of the Hazara Express derailed near the Sarhari Railway Station in Nawabshah on Sunday afternoon.
The ill-fated train was headed to Rawalpindi from Karachi carrying a large number of passengers.
The Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, located 275 kilometers away from Karachi.
The injured passengers were shifted to the People’s Medical Hospital in Nawabshah, while casualties fear to rise.
The train operations to and from the interior districts of Sindh have been suspended after the train accident.
Railways Divisional Superintendent Sukkur Mahmoodur Rahman confirmed that 10 bogies have derailed in the train crash.
He added that a train to carry out relief activities is arriving at the site of the incident from the Loco Shed Rohri. It will take at least three hours to reach the site.
“Due to the accident, the traffic on the up track is suspended,” he added.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly as the initial reports arriving in the media can sometimes be inaccurate.
