Patabook: At least 30 people killed after two express trains collide in Pakistan

&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;At least 30 people have been killed after two express trains collided in southern Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rescuers and villagers have been working to pull injured people and bodies from the wreckage, and as many as 20 passengers are feared to be trapped.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Railway officials said about 1,100 people were on board the two trains at the time of the crash in Ghotki, a district in Sindh province.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Millat Express train had derailed, with the Sir Syed Express hitting it soon afterwards.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Right now the challenge for us is to quickly rescue those passengers who are still trapped in the wreckage,&amp;#8221; deputy commissioner Usman Abdullah said.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region " data-interscroller="true" data-format="floated-mpu" data-role="sticky-region" data-component-name="sdc-site-layout"&gt; &lt;div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__target"&gt; &lt;div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__mask"&gt; &lt;div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__content"&gt; &lt;div class="sdc-site-au-wrapper "&gt; &lt;div class="sdc-site-au site-component-vertical-margin" data-ad-format="mpu-1" data-type="" aria-hidden="true"&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="sdc-site-au__label-text" data-label-text="Advertisement"&gt;Advertisement&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Reports on Pakistani television have suggested that heavy machinery to help with the rescue effort took about four hours to arrive.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dozens of others are feared to have been injured, and some are in a critical condition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Train accidents are common in the country owing to a poorly maintained signal system and ageing tracks.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news/2021/06/07/at-least-30-people-killed-after-two-express-trains-collide-in-pakistan/"&gt;At least 30 people killed after two express trains collide in Pakistan&lt;/a&gt; appeared first on &lt;a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news"&gt;Patabook News &lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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Monday, 7 June 2021

At least 30 people killed after two express trains collide in Pakistan

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