REHMAN BABA DISASTER: 6 Dead, 34 Injured as All 15...

Summary

• MULTAN – At least six passengers were killed, 34 injured and an 18-month-old girl went missing when all 15 bogies of the Karachi to Peshawar-bound 47-Up Rehman Baba Express derailed and overturned near Sher Shah Bridge in Multan at 5:15 AM today.
• Railway Minister Hanif Abbasi visited the site and announced compensation of Rs 1.5 million per deceased and Rs 500,000 per injured under Railway Insurance Policy.
• Ministry data shows direct loss of Rs 884.33 million from derailments in 5 years.

AI Generated Summary

MULTAN – At least six passengers were killed, 34 injured and an 18-month-old girl went missing when all 15 bogies of the Karachi to Peshawar-bound 47-Up Rehman Baba Express derailed and overturned near Sher Shah Bridge in Multan at 5:15 AM today.

Rescue 1122 completed a six-hour operation after recovering one more body from under a bogie during final clearing. All injured have been shifted to Nishtar Hospital where emergency has been declared. Four are critical in ICU, according to Medical Superintendent Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan.

What Happened:

The train was running at around 100 km/h when a sudden jolt was felt near Sher Shah curve. Driver Rizwan Abbas applied emergency brakes but all coaches had already left the track and overturned. Eyewitnesses and passengers told Minute Mirror that Bogie No. 9 had undergone temporary nut-bolt repairs at Rohri just hours before departure.