19 killed, 50 injured as trains collide in Pakistan

November 03, 2016 13:47

At least 19 people were today killed and 50 others injured after a passenger train crashed into a stationary train in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi. The accident occurred in Gaddafi Town in Landhi area at 7:18 am when Zakaria Express collided with the stationary Fareed Express at Juma Goth Train station.

Two bogies of Fareed Express and one bogie of Zakaria Express were completely destroyed in the collision. TV footage showed mangled and overturned carriages, and local media reported rescuers were working to free people trapped in the wreckage.

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