Passenger train derails and collides into another express locomotive in Pakistan's Sindh provice killing at least 30 people
In this file image, bystanders and soldiers look at the carriages of a derailed train near Mehrabpur, about 400 km from Karachi December 19, 2007. Between 15 to 20 passengers were still trapped in the wreckage of the Millat Express train and authorities were trying to arrange heavy machinery to rescue those people who are crying for help, said Umar Tufail, a police chief in Ghotki district in Sindh province, where the collision occurred before dawn on Monday.
The Millat Express derailed and the Sir Syed Express train hit it soon afterward, said Usman Abdullah, a police officer in Ghotki district in Sindh province, where the collision occurred early on Monday. He said villagers, rescuers, and police were transporting the dead and injured passengers to nearby hospitals.Another police official said that at least 30 people had died in the fatal accident.