At least 25 killed, 80 injured after train derails in southern Pakistan

[Kamaji]

At least 25 killed, 80 injured after train derails in southern Pakistan

By Isabel Keane
August 6, 2023

At least 25 people were killed and another 80 were injured Sunday when a passenger train derailed near the town of Nawabshah in southern Pakistan, officials said.

In a statement, officials in Benazirabad said at least 25 people died from the incident and other passengers were still trapped inside the train, local broadcaster Geo TV reported.

As the Hazara Express train was heading from Karachi to Rawalpindi, 10 train cars derailed near the Sarhari railway station off Nawabshah, senior railway officer Mahmoodur Rehman Lakho said.

Nine out of 10 derailed train cars have been cleared, with rescue crews pulling the injured and deceased from the wreckage, Younis Chandio, the deputy inspector general of police for Benazirabad, reportedly said.

Rescue crews rushed dozens of injured passengers to the nearby Peoples Hospital in Nawabshah, according to Lakho.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/08/06/at-least-25-killed-80-injured-after-train-derails-in-pakistan/

[PeteS in CA]

Karachi-Rawalpindi is almost the full north-south length of the country, a major rail route. Sadly, safety in southern Asia is not on a high level in southern Asia. Nawabshah is fairly close to Karachi.

[Fishrrman]

The construction of the cars doesn't look overly sturdy -- look at how they're twisted.
You don't see that much with American equipment, which has to conform to mandated impact standards...