Train services were disrupted after the Tezgam Express derailed at Rohri Station, delaying multiple trains, including Shah Hussain and Green Line. Railway authorities launched an investigation and dispatched emergency teams to restore operations.
The incident occurred between Kot Lakhpat and Jia Bagga Railway Station, ARY News reported, quoting the spokesperson of Pakistan Railways. The brake van of the Tezgam Express caught fire as it travelled from Lahore to Karachi.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 5 (ANI): The Pakistan Railways administration on Monday suspended six senior railways officials from service following a preliminary inquiry into the Tezgam train fire incident that claimed 74 lives last week.
Liaquatpur [Pakistan], Oct 31: The death toll in the Tezgam Express tragedy has risen to 73 after the train caught fire following a gas cylinder explosion here on Thursday.
Liaquatpur [Pakistan], Oct 31 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday expressed grief over the Karachi-Rawalpindi Tezgam Express tragedy that claimed the lives of 62 people and injured several others.