Train Crash in Pakistan

The accident occurred about 25km from the city of Multan at about 2:30am local time on Thursday when the Awam Express passenger train crashed into a goods train which had stopped after running over a man crossing the railway track.

A Karachi-bound express train has collided with a stationary freight train in Pakistan’s central Punjab region, killing at least six people and injuring more than 150, according to Geo TV.

TV footage showed rescue officials working around crumpled and overturned carriages in the darkness.

“At least four people have been killed and scores others wounded,” said Nadir Chattha, local district administration official.

He said several trapped passengers had to be pulled from the wreckage.

A three-day public holiday for the festival of Eid al-Adha ended on Wednesday, with many returning from their family homes to the cities where they work.