At least 31 people killed as passenger trains collide in Pakistan

June 7, Police said the Millat Express derailed and the Sir Syed Express train hit it soon afterward in Ghotki district of southern Sindh province, where the incident occurred. Local media report a higher death toll. At least 30 passengers were killed as two express trains collided in southern Pakistan. 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. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the derailment and the subsequent collision. Another police official said that at least 30 people had died in the fatal accident.