New-Delhi: Atleast five people were killed and several others were injured after a passenger train was derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab on Tuesday.The accident occurred at around 5:15 am when the train Rehman Baba Express was travelling from Karachi to Peshawar when it derailed in Sher Shah in Multan.The injured were shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan for treatment, while rescue teams continued operations at the accident site, police and rescue officials were quoted as saying by the Geo News.Five people were killed and nearly 30 have been injured in the accident, police said.Rescue officials said 13 coaches had been cleared, while rescue work was continuing in one coach.
5 killed, several injured as passenger train derails in Pakistan
