Soldiers and volunteers work at the site of a train collision in the Ghotki district in southern Pakistan (Waleed Saddique/AP)An express train crashed into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. At around 3.30am, the Millat Express train derailed and the Sir Syed Express train hit it minutes later, said Usman Abdullah, a deputy commissioner of Ghotki. Shocked by the horrific train accident at Ghotki early this morning leaving 30 passengers dead. Have asked Railway Minister to reach site & ensure medical assistance to injured & support for families of the dead. In 1990, a packed passenger ploughed into a standing freight train in southern Pakistan, killing 210 people in the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history.

Source: Irish Independent June 07, 2021 17:09 UTC