Many killed as two trains collide in southern Pakistan: Officials | Pakistan News
At least 25 passengers have been killed after two speeding trains collided in Sindh province, the Associated Press reported, citing police and rescuers.
Two speeding trains have collided in southern Pakistan and killed at least 25 people, police and police said, according to the Associated Press.
Millat Expresses were evacuated and the Sir Syed Express train crashed recently, said Usman Abdullah, a police officer in Ghotki district in Sindh state, where the accident took place earlier Monday.
He also said villagers, rescuers, and police were escorting the dead and injuring people to nearby hospitals.
The cause of the accident and the subsequent collision were not immediately known.
Rail accidents are common in Pakistan, where successive governments have paid little attention to repairing unsustainable signs and aging processes.
More is expected.
