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The train was traveling from the southern port city of Karachi
to the northwestern city of Peshawar when it derailed in Sher
Shah city in Punjab province, railway spokesman Kaleem Akhtar
said.
Rescuers recovered all four bodies and evacuated the injured
from the train’s 14 cars, he said. The injured were taken to a
hospital for treatment, but one died before he could be
transported, rescue officials said. Emergency responders and
paramedics were dispatched to the scene, he said.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
expressed grief in separate statements and urged authorities to
provide the best possible medical care to the injured.
Train accidents are relatively common in Pakistan, where the
railway system has suffered from decades of underinvestment,
outdated tracks and aging signal systems. In 2023, ten cars of a
passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan, killing 30 people
and injuring more than 90 others.
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