Train crushes 2 children to death near Rohri

According to police, four children were resting on the railway track while grazing cattle at Mando Dero railway station near Rohri when they came across a freight train from Karachi towards Punjab.

Two children Abdul Hameed and Abdul Fateh Chauhan were killed on the spot and two others were injured in the episode and were rushed to Rohri Taluka Hospital.

Earlier, on June 17, seven bogies of a freight train derailed near Kotri Railway Station.

According to details, the incident occurred after break failure of the train and as a result of which driver and the fireman of the Pakistan Railways suffered minor injuries.

After getting information, the rescue teams reached the site and started relief operation. The train was travelling from Karachi to Punjab.

No casualty has fortunately been reported in the incident.

On June 9, one bogie of Khyber Train has derailed from its tracks near Hyderabad, just two days after the Ghotki train accident that left more than 60 people dead and several other injured.

According to details, the accident occurred near Guddu Chowk in Hyderabad following which both up and down the track has been closed for operations.

The train was travelling from Peshawar to Karachi.

Trains on the route have also been stopped immediately.

Rescue teams reached the spot; however, no injuries or deaths have been reported in the mishap.

At least 62 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured after two passenger trains collided near Daharki, a city located in the Ghotki district of upper Sindh.

The accident happened at 3:30 near Ghotki district when the Millat Express coming from Karachi derailed and fall on another track. The Sir Syed Express coming from Rawalpindi collided with it and overturned causing the accident.