Ghotki train crash caused by 8-mile-long faulty track: Pakistan minister
Stresses upgrading Sukkur track immediately SAMAA | TV - Posted: Jun 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | TV Posted: Jun 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Ghotki train crash occurred because an eight-mile-long portion of the Sukkur track was faulty, Railways Minister Azam Swati said Wednesday.
Sixty-three people were killed in the crash and 107 injured, Swati said at a press conference in Lahore. Three of the wounded passengers were in critical condition, he added.
A high-speed passenger train knifed through carriages of another express that had derailed minutes earlier near Ghotki on June 7.
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Paramilitary soldiers and rescue workers gather at the site following a collision between two trains in Ghotki, Pakistan June 7, 2021. PHOTO: ISPR/REUTERS
LAHORE:
Nine Railways officials were suspended on Wednesday for their alleged negligence that caused the recent horrific collision between two trains in Daharki – killing at least 65 passengers and injuring around 100 others.
Railways Minister Azam Khan Swati suspended Mansoor Anwar, Mujeed Rehman, Shaukat Ali Shaikh, Nehal Khan, Ibtesam-ul-Hassan, Shamsuddin and Ghulam Qadir, according to a notification.
Millat Express was heading from Karachi to Sargodha on Monday morning when it derailed, spilling carriages onto the track carrying Sir Syed Express from Rawalpindi in the opposite direction.
At least 63 people died early Monday when a high-speed passenger train knifed through carriages of another express that had derailed minutes earlier near Daharki in Sindh province.
Pakistani engineers Tuesday combed the mangled wreckage of two trains that collided in a remote farming region, an accident that killed dozens and highlighted huge safety problems on the nation’s dilapidated rail network