TOBA TEK SINGH: Ten passengers were injured when two bogies of 148-Down Mianwali Express running between Lahore and Daud Khel (Mianwali) derailed at a railway crossing in the Chak Jhumra area of Faisalabad on Wednesday night.
According to Rescue 1122, due to recent torrential rains, the earth under the track had soaked. As a result, two coaches derailed near Dogranwala locality.
After giving first aid, Rescue ambulances shifted all injured passengers, including five women, to the THQ Hospital of Chak Jhumra.
According to the Pakistan Railways, an inquiry has been ordered to probe the derailment on the Chiniot-Shaheenabad section.
“The inquiry team will finalise its report in 14 days,” Divisional Superintendent Sarfraz Sufian told Dawn. He said the track was very old.
Published in Dawn, June 2nd, 2023
