After a train derailed in Pakistan on Sunday at least 30 people were killed and 67 injured
Relief and rescue efforts are underway after the Hazara Express derailed near Nawabshah in the southern Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday, It was headed from Karachi to Havelian.
Accidents on Pakistan’s antiquated railway system are not uncommon.
Videos posted on social media showed dozens of people at the site of the accident, with some passengers climbing out of the overturned carriages.
Railway Minister Saad Rafiq said initial investigations showed the train was travelling at normal speed and they were trying to establish what led to the derailment. It could be the result of a mechanical fault or sabotage, he added.
Authorities have dismissed reports the track was flooded.
A railways spokesperson in Karachi said at least eight carriages went off the track.
He said military and paramilitary troops along with rescue workers were on the scene and helped to rescue passengers trapped inside the train carriages.
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