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20 injured as Peshawar-bound train derails near Attock
September 16, 2018
ATTOCK, Sept 15 (INP): At least 20 passengers were injured after eight bogies of the Peshawar-bound Khushhal Express derailed between Makhad and Sohan Bridge railway station near Attock on Sunday. According to spokesperson of Pakistan Railways, Khushhal Express had departed from Karachi on Saturday. It was en route to Peshawar via Mianwali and Attock. It detrained between the Sohan Bridge and Makhad Road railway stations. He said that rail traffic was suspended after the incident. The spokesperson confirmed that a rescue and relief operation was started for affected passengers and derailed bogies. A relief train and rescue truck dispatched from Kundian Junction have reached the site of the incident while another rescue truck en route from Peshawar and a relief train dispatched from Rawalpindi reached shortly, the spokesperson further added. Getting information about the mishap, security personnel arrived at the scene and shifted the victims to local hospital for medical assistance. They said that investigation into the matter has been launched.
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