Lahore-bound train hits goods train near Lakha Road; Railways minister takes note, orders high-level probe
KARACHI:
At least one person was killed and 12 others injured when the Lahore-bound Shalimar Express collided with a goods train parked on a loop line near Lakha Road station in Sindh’s Nowshehro Feroz on Sunday, a Rescue 1122 official said. The Express PK Press Club.
After receiving information at its command and control center, Rescue 1122 dispatched its urban search and rescue team from Bandhi satellite station, which reached the site and began rescue operations.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassan Al-Haseeb said The Express PK Press Club that during the operation, rescuers extracted the injured and provided first aid on the spot, while the body of one person was also found. He said around 10 people, including three women, were injured in the accident and received immediate medical assistance.
The injured were identified as Javed Ahad (60), M Owais (25), Shahzeb (23), Sajida (30), Nimra (22), Azhar Ali (22), Ghulam Mustafa (21), Riaz (21), Zaibunnisa (40), Arif Khan (30), Tayyabur Rehman (23), Ghulam Abbas (20) and Fiza Khatoon (15 years old).
The railway police said that following the accident, train movement on the upstream track was suspended, while rescue teams were dispatched to the scene immediately after the incident was reported. A Pakistan Railways official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the deceased was a railway employee named Nadeem Shah.
He said Shah worked as an assistant with the track machinery team of Pakistan Railways and was killed in the accident involving the 27-Up Shalimar Express near Lakha Road. He was on duty at the time and was apparently returning from transporting equipment when the incident occurred.
Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi took notice of the accident and ordered a high-level investigation to determine responsibility. The minister ordered that the investigation report be submitted to the ministry within three days and stressed that those responsible should be punished appropriately.
