MIRPURKHAS: Marvi Express on Tuesday escaped a mishap when its driver applied emergency brakes after noticing something wrong with the tracks some 20 kilometres from here along Jamrao Canal.

The train stopped a few metres from the spot of uprooted tracks and the driver and passengers found the fish plates and bolts missing. Railway officials at Mirpurkhas station were immediately informed of the situation and they rushed to the site along with the technical staff and labour.

After repair work, the train coming from Khokhrapar was allowed to resume its journey towards Hyderabad.

PR officials believed that the fish plates were removed by saboteurs to cause an accident.

Published in Dawn, November 24th, 2021