Freight train derails in Sukkur
Pakistan witnessed a 188% decrease in train accidents in 2017 from a year ago
June 09, 2018
SUKKUR: Twenty-three bogies of a Karachi-bound freight train derailed in the Dabar area of Sukkur on Saturday, railways officials said.
The traffic of passenger trains from Lahore to Karachi had remained suspended due to repair work on the track.
However, the track has been opened for traffic now.
Pakistan witnessed a 188% decrease in train accidents in 2017 compared to the previous year, a senior official of Pakistan Railways told news agency APP.
“In 2017, as many as 50 train accidents occurred across the country as compared to 144 accidents in 2016,” he said.
