ISLAMABAD: One person was killed while 21 others were injured when four bogies of a Karachi-bound passenger train derailed near Lodhran city in eastern Pakistan on Sunday, the railways ministry said.
The accident happened after the brakes of the Karachi-bound Awam Express, which operates from the southern port city to the northwestern Peshawar, failed near the Lodhran Railway station in Punjab province on Sunday.
“According to reports, one passenger died and 21 passengers were injured,” the railways ministry said in a statement.
It added that two passengers were critically injured and were being provided treatment at the Bahawalpur Hospital. The statement said passengers who suffered minor injuries are being treated at the District Headquarters Hospital in Lodhran.
The divisional superintendent of the nearby Multan city and medical teams reached the accident site immediately and are engaged in rescue operations, the ministry added.
