At least one person died and 13 others were injured on Sunday after Lahore-bound Shalimar Express collided with a goods train at Lakha Road Railway Station in Sindh’s Naushahro Feroze district on Sunday, Rescue 1122 said.
In a statement, Sindh’s Rescue 1122 said a body was recovered from the site, while the injured were rescued and provided with first aid.
The rescue service listed the names and ages of the 13 injured, with the wounded aged between 15 and 60 years.
Rescue 1122 said its Urban Search and Rescue teams from the Bandhi satellite station had reached the site of the incident soon after receiving the alert. The victim was identified as Nadeem Shah.
Railway authorities said the freight train was standing at the station when the Shalimar Express collided with it.
Upon receiving information about the incident, railway officials and police teams rushed to the site to assess the situation and begin rescue and investigation efforts.
The accident has affected the movement of trains on the up and down tracks, and several trains have been stopped at various stations. The railway authorities have launched an investigation into the accident to determine the exact causes of the collision.
Reporters: Aamir Malik, Imadad Buzdar