By Sumayya
MULTAN: At minimum six travelers were killed and 30 alternate ones hurt after all 14 cars of the Rehman Baba Express came off the tracks near Sher Shah Bridge in Multan early Tuesday, police and safety officials expressed, causing rescue steps and an answer from Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The hurt were shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan for care, while rescue units moved on with steps at the crash spot. The crash took place at near 5:15am, according to a traveler.
The train stood traveling from Karachi to Peshawar, according to earlier police data. Rescue officials expressed 13 cars had been cleared, while rescue performance stood moving on in single car.
Extra facts about the state of the hurt and the states surrounding the deaths were awaited.
A traveler informed reporters that workers had fixed the nuts and bolts of car number nine near Rohri before the crash.
Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif took note of the event and showed worry over the travelers hurt in the crash.
He ordered the connected bodies to speed up rescue steps and ensure the hurt obtained the best probable medical care without delay.
The cause of the track slip has fail to yet been formally proven. Pakistan Railways and connected bodies remain expected to give extra facts as rescue steps move forward.
The crash supplements to a chain of serious train events in Pakistan.
In August 2023, the track slip of the Hazara Express near Nawabshah in Sindh killed at minimum 30 populations and hurt deeper than 100, raising fresh worries about train safety and care.
