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NAWABSHAH: At least 15 passengers were killed and 50 others were injured on Sunday after nearly 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, located 275 kilometres away from Karachi.

Train accidents are not uncommon in Pakistan, as several incidents have taken the lives of hundreds of people and injured scores of others, but the authorities fail to take measures that prevent such happenings.

The train operations to and from interior districts of Sindh have been suspended after the train crash.

The affected were shifted to the People's Medical Hospital in Nawabshah, with more injuries feared, as officials say that the reason behind the derailment is not yet known.

Railways Divisional Superintendent Sukkur Mahmoodur Rahman confirmed that 10 bogies had gone off track in the train crash. More details are being obtained, he added.

Police said rescue efforts to recover passengers from the affected bogies are being carried out at the moment. Emergency, as per local administration, has been imposed in nearby hospitals following the accident.


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