ISLAMABAD, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 80, local broadcaster Geo reported citing a district official.
Around 10 cars of a passenger train derailed in Nawabshah district in the southern province of Sindh, roughly 275 km (170 miles) from the country's largest city Karachi.
[1/4]Pakistani army soldiers and rescue workers gather to search for survivors after a train derailed in Sarhari town in district Sanghar, Pakistan August 6, 2023.
REUTERS/Yasir RajputGeo reported some people were still trapped inside a train car and others had been transferred to hospitals.
A major train crash in Sindh in 2021 killed 56 people and injured more than 100.
Persons:
Geo, Yasir Rajput Geo, Charlotte Greenfield, Tom Hogue, Alex Richardson
Organizations:
REUTERS, Initiative, Thomson
Locations:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nawabshah district, Sindh, Karachi, Sarhari, Sanghar