3 killed, 13 injured as Karakoram Express derails near Nawabshah

A file photo of a different train. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD AZEEM/EXPRESS

NAWABSHAH: Three people were killed and 13 other passengers were injured when an engine and two bogies of the Karakoram Express train derailed near Bandi, Nawabshah on Wednesday morning,

The train – travelling from Lahore to Karachi – derailed when the driver hit the brakes suddenly after he felt something had collided with the locomotive.

Rescue workers arrived at the scene and shifted injured to a local hospital.

Railway officials said the track will be reopened soon after the maintenance work is completed.
In February, a blast had derailed ten wagons of the Night Coach Express near Dhabeji area.

A six-year-old girl was killed and at least 27 others were injured in the incident.