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Title:Pakistan: More Than 250 Killed In Country's Worst Train Crash
Date:4th January 1990
Summary:At least 250 people were killed in Pakistan on January 4 when an express train crashed into a parked freight train in northern Pakistan. More that 300 were injured, many of them in critical condition. Rail carriages were crumpled and piled on top of one another due to the massive impact of the crash. About 1,600 passengers were in the train when it crashed at Sangi station near Sukkur, 240 miles (380K) north of Karachi.
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Location:PAKISTAN SANGI SUKKUR KARACHI
Reuters ID:LDL0011QHF89V
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