3 injured as train derails in S Pakistan

Source: Xinhua | 05-04-2009 07:52

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Three passengers were slightly injured when three coaches of a train derailed in southern Pakistan 's Sindh province on Sunday.

Men assist an injured passenger after a train derailed in Hyderabad May 3, 2009. About 25 injured were reported after the train, heading from Lahore to Karachi, derailed in Hyderabad, witnesses said.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The train Shalimar Express bound for Lahore, capital city of eastern Punjab province, derailed between Kotri and Hyderabad in Sindh province, according to official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).

The APP quoted the Divisional Superintendent Railways Karachi Division, Mir Mohammed Khaskheli as saying that the rescue operation had been started.

He said the derailed coaches were being re-railed while the train was brought to Hyderabad from where it left for onward journey after a delay of two hours.

He said the three passengers who suffered minor injuries also left by the same train after getting first aid.