- Title: At least 30 people killed in Sindh train derailment, 80 injured
- Date: 6th August 2023
- Summary: VARIOUS OF INJURED PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL
- Embargoed: 20th August 2023 19:32
- Keywords: CRASH DERAILMENT PAKISTAN TRAIN
- Location: SINDH, PAKISTAN
- City: SINDH, PAKISTAN
- Country: Pakistan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA002271906082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday (August 6), killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 80, local broadcaster Geo reported citing a district official.
Around 10 cars of a passenger train derailed in Nawabshah district in the southern province of Sindh, roughly 275 km (170 miles) from the country's largest city Karachi.
Geo reported on Sunday afternoon that some people were still trapped inside a train car and others had been transferred to hospitals.
Train services to the interior districts of Sindh had been suspended and rescuers dispatched to the area.
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