MULTAN: Four people were killed and more than 30 others injured when 14 coaches of the Karachi-to-Peshawar Rahman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Railway Station in Multan Division on Tuesday.
Rescue 1122 teams are carrying out rescue operations at the accident site, evacuating passengers and providing first aid to the injured before shifting them to hospitals.
A relief train and a medical van have been dispatched from Multan to assist in rescue and relief efforts. Train operations on both up and down tracks have been suspended following the accident.
The Multan Division administration was at the site to oversee rescue and relief operations.
Rescue efforts were continuing at the time of filing this report, while further details about the casualties and the circumstances surrounding the accident were awaited.