Three people were killed and two others injured after Jinnah Express rammed into a freight train in Hyderabad’s Latifabad, Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed said on Thursday.
The driver, assistant driver and a guard lost their lives in the accident. Rasheed said the two injured are in critical condition. “All passengers are safe,” he said.
The deceased were identified as Syed Noman Ali, Yasir Bashir and the driver, Aslam Chandio.
The matter is being investigated and a brief report on it would be released within an hour, the federal minister had assured.
Railway and rescue officials have reached the spot and the railway track has been closed for clearance.
The injured have been shifted to a hospital. The cargo train was reportedly at a halt in Hyderabad when the Jinnah Express train rammed into to it. Several coaches of the passenger train derailed and three coaches smashed into nearby houses.
The passengers were on their way to Lahore from Karachi.
The freight train was carrying coal. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and sprayed the wreckage to reduce chances of the engine and coal-laden bogies igniting.
Courtesy – Samaa
