NAWABSHAH: A bogie of a goods train jumped off the tracks near Bandhi railway station on Sunday evening causing some disruption in the railway traffic. No casualties or major damage was reported.

Railway sources told the media that one bogie of the goods train derailed while heading for the loop line.

They said PR technical teams proceeded to the accident site and started repair work to put the bogie back on the track. Efforts were under way to restore normal traffic, they said, adding that it would take a few hours to complete the work.

The traffic on the main railway line remained unaffected by the accident, they said.

Published in Dawn, March 4th, 2024

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