Four bogies of the Jaffar Express, heading from Quetta to Peshawar, derailed near Jacobabad on Monday; fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident.Soon after hearing about the incident, rescue teams rushed to the site.  Around a month ago, Quetta-bound Jaffar Express had derailed near Margalla tunnel in Taxila, causing the suspension of railway traffic between Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

However, no casualties were reported in the accident.According to the railway authorities, Jaffar Express, coming from Peshawar, derailed due to ‘technical’ reasons. Soon after the incident, the local police, railway police and senior officials of the Railway maintenance department rushed to the scene to investigate the incident and initiate rehabilitation work on the main track.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)