A train derailed in Pakistan on Sunday, leaving at least 30 people dead and 67 hurt, according to Pakistan Railways.
According to a company representative, Babar Raza, relief and rescue operations are under way after the Hazara Express derailed on Sunday in Nawabshah in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province.
It was going to Havelian from Karachi.
Raza claims that survivors are being extricated from the rubble and that two relief trains are in route to the area.
According to Radio Pakistan, the operation is still going on, and the injured passengers will be taken to local hospitals.
The cause of the derailment will be identified “after thorough investigation,” according to Pakistan’s Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique.
The minister said in a statement to reporters in Lahore that “relevant officials have been directed to ascertain all possibilities.”
A number of fatal accidents in recent years have tragically served as a reminder of Pakistan’s deteriorating safety standards and old infrastructure. Pakistan’s railway system has a dismal safety record.