- Title: PAKISTAN: TRAIN CRASH KILLS ABOUT 120 PEOPLE
- Date: 13th July 2005
- Summary: (W3) GHOTKI, PAKISTAN (JULY 13, 2005) (KTN-NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 1. VARIOUS OF TRAIN CRASH SITE (4 SHOTS) 0.19 2. SLV DEAD BODY COVERED WITH CLOTH ON FLOOR PAN TO CRASH SITE 0.25 3. LV OF CRASH SITE 0.28 4. SLV OF BODIES ON TRACKS (3 SHOTS) 0.37 5. SLV MEN CARRYING BODIES IN BAGS 0.42 6. SLV DEAD BODIES 0.45 7. SLV POLICEMAN GETTING ON TRAIN 0.49 8. MCU WOMAN CRYING WITH BABY/SLV PEOPLE STANDING WITH BAGS (2 SHOTS) 0.55 (BN10) KARACHI, PAKISTAN (JULY 13, 2005) (PTV-NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 9. MCU (English) PAKISTANI PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF SAYING: "I think it is a very sad occasion. It's an extremely sad incident which has taken place at Ghotki where Quetta Express and Karachi Express, Quetta Express was parked and Karachi Express from behind came and collided with it. And simultaneously with this Tezgam was at that moment probably passing on the other track, and the debris from the collided trains fell on the Tezgam, and derailed Tezgam. So this is a three train-accident which unfortunately resulted in the deaths of 107 people and injuries to about 135. This is the saddest occasion that in a few seconds at 3:30 in the morning this accident took place. I condole with all the grieved families of those who have died, and also those who are injured." 1.58 (W3) GHOTKI, PAKISTAN (JULY 13, 2005) (PTV-NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 10. VARIOUS OF CRASH SITE (5 SHOTS) 2.17 11. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN TRAIN STATION (4 SHOTS) 2.25 12. SV OF TV MONITOR 2.27 13. SV MEN WATCHING MONITOR 2.29 14. SV OF PEOPLE IN TRAIN STATION (3 SHOTS) 2.38 (BN10) KARACHI, PAKISTAN (JULY 13, 2005) (PTV-NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 15. MCU (English) MUSHARRAF SAYING: "It's a sad occasion, and may Allah Almighty give strength to these grieved families to bear this great loss. But let me assure them that we, I personally am with them at this moment of great tragedy and loss. We can't bring the dead back, but the government and I will give one lac rupees ($1600 US Dollars) compensation to each one of the dead, and fifty thousand rupees ($840 US dollars) compensation to the injured." 3.08 (W3) GHOTKI, PAKISTAN (JULY 13, 2005) (PTV-NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 16. SV OF PEOPLE IN STATION 3.12 17. SV PEOPLE MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS 3.16 18. MORE OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND IN STATION (8 SHOTS) 3.35 (BN10) KARACHI, PAKISTAN (JULY 13, 2005) (PTV-NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 19. MCU (English) PAKISTANI PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF SAYING: "Now, other than this compensation, we need to look into the causes of this accident. One thing appears to be clear, one can't say it with full confidence, with full assurance that this is not a sabotage case; this is not a case of sabotage. It is a case, may be of carelessness and negligence which needs to be ascertained through an inquiry. Therefore, an inquiry will be commissioned immediately to enquire into the causes of this very serious accident and the serious tragedy. And corrective measures need to be taken, and if at all there is negligence on the part of anyone, that individual or individuals must be punished." 4.24 (W3) GHOTKI, PAKISTAN (JULY 13, 2005) (PTV-NO ACCESS PAKISTAN) 20. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SITTING ON STEPS OF TRAIN STATION (2 SHOTS) 4.29 21. SLV EXTERIOR OF STATION 4.31 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: GHOTKI / KARACHI, PAKISTAN
- Country: Pakistan
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