NAWABSHAH: Five people were dead while 50 people injured as 10 bogies of Rawalpindi-bound Hazara Express derailed near Nawabshah on Sunday.
The bogies derailed at Sahara Railway Station, located between Shahzadpur and Nawabshah.
The affected were shifted to the People’s Medical Hospital in Nawabshah, with more injuries feared, as officials say that the reason behind the derailment is not yet known.
Railways officials confirmed that 10 bogies had gone off track in the train crash. More details are being obtained, they added.
Police said rescue efforts to recover passengers from the affected bogies are being carried out at the moment.
Emergency, as per local administration, has been imposed in nearby hospitals following the accident.
The officials 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,” they further added
The latest accident came just a day after three coaches of Allama Iqbal Express — travelling from Karachi to Sialkot — derailed, but no one suffered injuries
