At least four killed, several injured after passenger train derails in Pakistan's Punjab | Top Updates
New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- At least four people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday (local time) after all 14 coaches of a passenger train derailed near Sher Shah Bridge in Multan, in Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reported.
AP, citing railway spokesman Kaleem Akhtar, reported that the Rehman Baba Express was travelling from Karachi to Peshawar when it derailed in Sher Shah at around 5:15 am on Tuesday.
1. Speaking to Dawn, train driver Rizwan Abbas recalled that the train was travelling at 100 kilometres per hour. He said, "The signal was clear, and as I was passing through the Sher Shah station area, I suddenly felt a push." He added that he applied the brakes and brought the train to a halt. However, when he stepped...
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