ISLAMABAD, Jun 9 (NNN-APP) – The death toll from the collision between two trains in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province early Monday morning has risen to 62, a government official said.
The death toll rose after rescue teams pulled out more bodies from the damaged compartments of the trains, Commissioner of Sukkur, Shafiq Ahmed Mahesar, said.
He said that over 100 people sustained injuries, and they are being treated at various hospitals in Pano Aqil, Ghotki and Mirpur Mathelo in the province, adding that, the condition of at least 15 people is critical.
According to spokesperson of Pakistan Railways, Nazia Jabeen, the accident occurred when the Sir Syed Express train, coming from the eastern Rawalpindi district, collided with several compartments of the Millat Express train, that was already present on the track that the Sir Syed Express train was travelling on, after its derailment in the Ghotki district of Sindh.
At least 13 compartments of the two trains were derailed and overturned, and seven to eight were completely destroyed in the accident, sources from the Pakistan Railways said.
Police sources in the area said that, special teams are still in the process of investigating the exact cause of the accident, however, they believe that multiple problems in the railway track and signal systems are possibly behind the accident.
Meanwhile, authorities have also cleared the railway track and train service, which was halted since early Monday morning, resumed operations.– NNN-APP
