Key takeaways:
- At least 30 people were killed and 60 injured in a train derailment near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah.
- Rescue teams were quickly dispatched to the scene and were able to extract women, children, and elderly passengers from the damaged and overturned cars.
- The cause of the derailment is still under investigation and the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
On Sunday, a train derailed near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah, trapping many passengers and resulting in the death of at least 30 people and injury of at least 60 others. According to senior railway officer Mahmoodur Rehman Lakho, ten cars of the Rawalpindi-bound train derailed and some overturned. Senior police officer Abid Baloch, who was at the scene of the accident, confirmed the death toll and the number of injured.
Rescue teams were quickly dispatched to the scene and were able to extract women, children, and elderly passengers from the damaged and overturned cars. Photos from the scene show derailed train cars sprawled across or near the tracks.
The cause of the derailment is still under investigation. The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and ordered an inquiry into the incident. The Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has also ordered an investigation into the accident.
The derailment is the latest in a series of train accidents in Pakistan. In July, a train crash in the eastern city of Lahore killed at least 23 people and injured dozens more. The government has since taken steps to improve the safety of the country’s railway system.
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