Dozens of people have been killed after two express trains collided in southern Pakistan.
The Millat Express derailed early on Monday and the Sir Syed Express train hit it soon afterward, said Usman Abdullah, a police officer in Ghotki district in Sindh province, where the collision occurred.
At least 25 passengers are dead, and dozens more injured.
One local newspaper said casualty numbers were likely to rise further as up to20 passengers remained trapped in the wreckage of the trains.
Rescuers and locals were working frantically to get people out of the wreckage.
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Malik Aslam, a local villager, told Pakistan’s Geo News TV that about 100 people were injured and he had counted at least 30 bodies of passengers during the rescue and recovery work.
Mr Abdullah said the dead and injured were being taken to nearby hospitals.
TV footage showed ambulances transporting injured passengers to hospitals. According to Pakistani TV stations, heavy machinery had not reached the scene about four hours after the crash.
The Millat Express derailed early on Monday and the Sir Syed Express train hit it soon afterward.
It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the derailment and the subsequent collision.
Officials at Pakistan railways said they could not comment immediately because they were trying to handle an emergency.
Train accidents are common in Pakistan, where successive governments have paid little attention to improving the poorly maintained signal system and ageing tracks.
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-with AAP
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