Multan: The rescue operation on the Rehman Baba Express, which was involved in an accident near Sher Shah Bridge, has been completed, while 6 people have been confirmed dead in the accident so far. All 15 bogies of the Rehman Baba Express, which was going from Karachi to Peshawar, derailed near Sher Shah Bridge in Multan.
Sources say that the speed of the train was high, due to which all the bogies overturned. A passenger said that the accident of the Rehman Baba Express occurred at 5:15 a.m.; the nuts and bolts of bogie number 9 were fixed near Rohri.
On the other hand, rescue officials say that another body has been removed from the affected bogie, after which the death toll has reached 6, while the number of injured is more than 30. All the bodies and injured have been shifted to Nishtar Hospital and an emergency has been imposed in the hospital.
According to rescue officials, the rescue operation has been completed after the train accident, however, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl has been missing since the accident, and the search is on.
DS Railways says that it is premature to say anything about the causes of the accident, the down track will be restored in 3 to 4 hours, a committee is working to investigate the causes of the accident, and evidence is being collected.
