Pakistan train derailment kills four
Summary
A train derailment near Multan in Pakistan’s Punjab province has killed at least four people and injured more than a dozen others. President Asif Ali Zardari ordered a transparent investigation as rescue workers rushed to the scene.
Key Points
- At least four people were killed and 17 to 25 others injured when a train derailed near Multan in southern Pakistan's Punjab province.
- Emergency services dispatched 11 ambulances and 30 rescue workers to the accident site after the derailment was reported at 5:21 am.
- Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari ordered authorities to conduct a transparent investigation into the cause of the accident.
- Train crashes and derailments remain frequent on Pakistan's ageing railway network, which is undergoing modernisation under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
