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Twenty-six passengers were injured, including one critically, when seven coaches of the Karachi-bound Tezgam Express derailed near Adam Wahan Railway Station in Lodhran, near Bhawalpur in Pakistan. The train, which was travelling from Lahore, had five of its coaches overturned in the accident on Tuesday night. A video from the site shows chaos and a large crowd gathered around the derailed train.
According to reports, the incident occurred after a coach coupling broke, splitting the train into two parts. Lodhran Deputy Commissioner Abdul Hafiz, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Liaquat Gilani, the DPO and Rescue 1122 officials rushed to the site for rescue operation. Passengers trapped in overturned coaches were pulled out safely by the rescuers.
26 Injured In Accident
Pakistan Railway’s PRO Kaleem Ahmed stated that there was no death in the accident. He added that injured passengers were being treated by rescue teams at the site. “Of them, 17 were given first aid on the spot while the remaining nine, including a woman, were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Lodhran where one of the injured was in a serious condition,” Ahmed said.
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🇵🇰⚡ Tezgam Express (Peshawar–Karachi) met with an accident near Bahawalpur after the coach coupling broke, splitting the train into two.
Several rear bogies derailed and overturned. Rescue teams have reached the site, casualties not yet confirmed. pic.twitter.com/IFl3ImldUB
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How Did The Train Derail?
The Pakistan Railways has not revealed the cause of the derailment, stating that the reasons will be ascertained after investigation. However, some eyewitnesses said the derailment happened when the couplers between the bogies broke, splitting the trains in two parts. They claimed that while seven bogies were still attached to the engine, five overturned in the accident.