At least 31 individuals have been injured when a passenger practice collided on Sunday with a freight practice parked on the primary railway line in Pakistan’s Punjab province, in line with media report.
The accident occurred close to the Qila Sattar Shah Station in Sheikhupura district.
The Lahore-bound passenger practice coming from Mianwali was travelling on the identical monitor the place a freight practice was already parked, ensuing within the crash, Geo News reported.
The practice driver tried to keep away from the crash however to no avail, it stated.
According to the rescue personnel, 31 passengers have been injured within the accident. Five injured passengers have been transferred to the district headquarters hospital, they added.
The railway officers stated an investigation into the crash had been launched.
A railways spokesperson stated in an announcement that practice operations are operating easily within the Lahore division following the crash.
The monitor was cleared after the accident, the spokesperson added.
According to the spokesperson, 4 railways officers together with practice driver Imran Sarwar and his assistant Muhammad Bilal have been suspended.
An enquiry fee led by a deputy principal officer has been shaped, which can submit its report on the incident in 24 hours, the spokesperson added.
The railways chairman stated authorized motion will probably be taken in opposition to these answerable for the incident.
Railways CEO Shahid Aziz stated no compromise will probably be made on the security of passengers.
Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the incident and demanded motion in opposition to these answerable for the crash.
Accidents on Pakistan’s decaying rail system are frequent. In the previous decade, the nation has witnessed various lethal practice accidents.
In August this yr, at the very least 56 individuals have been killed, and a dozen others injured after as many as 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed close to Sahara Railway Station in Sindh province’s Nawabshah district, 275 kilometres away from Karachi.
Published On:
Sep 24, 2023