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    Title: Relief, rescue operation in Ghotki train accident completed: ISPR
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    Relief Rescue Operation In Ghotki Train Accident Completed ISPR 1285
    Description: The Pakistan Army said on Tuesday that the relief and rescue operation in the Ghotki passenger train accident had been completed and restoration work on the railway track was in progress. "Train engine bogies removed from track," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release. "Efforts are underway to open railway track after necessary repair and maintenance." At least 51 people died and around 100 sustained injuries when a Karachi-bound train ploughed into the derailed bogies of a Sargodha-bound express near the border between Sindh and Punjab provinces in the wee hours of June 7. The military's media wing further added that 98 of the injured were evacuated to various hospitals including Sheikh Zaid Hospital Rahim Yar Khan and CMH Panu Aqil. The Millat Express was heading from Karachi to Sargodha when it derailed, spilling carriages onto the track carrying Sir Syed Express from Rawalpindi in the opposite direction. The double accident happened near Daharki in Sindh’s remote Ghotki district at around 3.30 am when most of the 1,200 passengers aboard the two trains were dozing. The Pakistan Railways spokesperson said the accident took place near the Raiti Railway Station. Read more: Deadly smashup on tracks “Several carriages of the first train had fallen across the adjacent track after the derailment in the Ghotki district. The second train, coming from the other direction, then smashed into them. The driver tried to apply emergency brakes but the locomotive hit the infringing coaches," he said in an initial report. Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said the incidents were just minutes apart.
    Published Date: 08-Jun-2021
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