Five killed, more than 40 injured in Rehman Baba Express derailment near Multan
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Five people were killed and more than 40 injured when the Karachi-to-Peshawar Rehman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Railway Station in Pakistan’s Multan district early Tuesday, officials said.
Fourteen coaches derailed as the train passed through the area at about 5:15 a.m. Rescue teams evacuated passengers and transferred the injured to Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where an emergency was declared. Published injury counts varied during the response, ranging from more than 30 to 49.
Train driver Rizwan Abbas told Dawn that the train was travelling at 100 kilometres per hour with a clear signal when he felt a sudden push. He said he applied the brakes and stopped the train, then saw passenger coaches lying off the tracks. Abbas maintained that the train was in working order.
An initial Pakistan Railways investigation indicated that a fault in a passenger coach was the likely cause, Dawn reported. Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi appointed the federal government inspector of railways to conduct a formal inquiry. A passenger claim about repairs to one coach had not been independently verified.
Pakistan Railways said compensation would be paid under its insurance policy. A replacement train carrying more than 500 passengers left Sher Shah, while buses and help desks were arranged for other affected travellers. Train operations through alternative routes were restored.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: One sentence overstates what the sources say about verification of passenger claims. - "Earlier passenger claims about excessive speed and repairs to one coach had not been independently verified.": The sources say a repair claim was not independently verified, but do not say the excessive-speed allegations had not been independently verified.
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Five killed, more than 40 injured in Rehman Baba Express derailment near Multan
Five people were killed and more than 40 injured when the Karachi-to-Peshawar Rehman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Railway Station in Pakistan’s Multan district early Tuesday, officials said.
Fourteen coaches derailed as the train passed through the area at about 5:15 a.m. Rescue teams evacuated passengers and transferred the injured to Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where an emergency was declared. Published injury counts varied during the response, ranging from more than 30 to 49.
Train driver Rizwan Abbas told Dawn that the train was travelling at 100 kilometres per hour with a clear signal when he felt a sudden push. He said he applied the brakes and stopped the train, then saw passenger coaches lying off the tracks. Abbas maintained that the train was in working order.
An initial Pakistan Railways investigation indicated that a fault in a passenger coach was the likely cause, Dawn reported. Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi appointed the federal government inspector of railways to conduct a formal inquiry. EarlierA passenger claimsclaim about excessive speed and repairs to one coach had not been independently verified.
Pakistan Railways said compensation would be paid under its insurance policy. A replacement train carrying more than 500 passengers left Sher Shah, while buses and help desks were arranged for other affected travellers. Train operations through alternative routes were restored.
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