Matrix Report
Pakistan’s railway safety record has been atrocious, to say the least. Here are some of the major deadly train accidents.
September 16, 2018:
Nine bogies of the Peshawar-bound Khushal Khan Khattak Express from Karachi derailed near Attock on September 16, 2018 in which 20 passengers sustained injuries.
September 27, 2018:
Another Peshawar-bound train derailed in which 11 bogies overturned in Sehwan, Sindh. At least two people were injured.
June 20, 2019:
Three people were killed when a passenger train collided with a stationary cargo train at Makli Shah, near Hyderabad.
December 18, 2018:
12 children were injured when a passenger train crashed into a school van near Narowal, Punjab. Eyewitnesses said the accident happened due to dense fog and because the gate at the crossing was left open.
July 11, 2019:
A Quetta-bound train collided with a cargo train near Sadiqabad in Punjab, killing 24 and injuring over a 100. The accident was later found to the result of a delay in the switching of train tracks.
October 31, 2019:
More than 70 people died in a fiery explosion on a moving train, which officials later blamed on a short-circuit fire. The incident occurred near Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab.
Feb 28, 2020:
At least 19 people were killed when a deadly train accidents collided with a passenger bus near Sindh’s Rohri.
