Two trains collide in Karachi 03-November-2016

KARACHI: At least 18 people were killed and around 45 were wounded when two Karachi bound trains collided in Karachi on Thursday morning.





Fareed Express rammed into Zakaria Express near Landhi area of Karachi, leaving at least 18 people dead and 45 others wounded. The deceased and injured also included women and children.





Both trains were running to Karachi from Punjab.





Rescue teams rushed to the scene and the injured persons and dead bodies were shifted to various hospitals of the metropolis.





D.S. Railways Nasir Aziz talking said that the relief and rescue operation has been completed. But at the accident scene a man has been said to be trapped in a bogey of Fareed Express and crying for help. The rescuers with the help of equipment trying to rescue the man trapped in the bogey. The rescue workers later retrieved the trapped man in an injured condition from the train and arranged his transfer to the hospital for medical attendance.





The critical injured of the train crash have been admitted at a nearby medical facility whereas others have been shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center. The hospital administration has declared emergency in Jinnah Hospital.

Sources told that both trains arrived in Karachi from Punjab province while as many as three carriages have been reportedly damaged due to the mishap.