Posted on 06/07/2021 1:12:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
At least 45 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a pre-dawn crash between two express trains in Pakistan, as rescuers and villagers worked throughout the day to pull survivors and the dead from the crumpled carriages.
The Millat Express train had derailed at about 3.30am and the Sir Syed Express train hit it minutes later, said Usman Abdullah, a deputy commissioner of Ghotki. It wasn’t immediately clear what had caused the derailment, and the driver of the second train said he had braked when he had seen the derailed train but had not had time to avoid the collision.
According to railway officials, about 1,100 passengers were onboard the two trains.
Azam Swati, the minister for railways, said engineers and other experts were trying to determine what had caused the collision, and all aspects would be examined, including the possibility of sabotage.
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I hate seeing anyone killed or maimed for no other reason than trying to get from A to B; but I especially hope no Christians were harmed in this incident.
The US has its problems for sure, but I still have to thank God that I was born in this country.
And yet it’s still probably safer to ride a Pakistani train than the NYC subway.
“...the driver of the second train said he had braked when he had seen the derailed train but had not had time to avoid the collision.”
Casey Jones, you better watch your speed...
I don’t know...
Between road rage maniacs, texting fools, drunk drivers, and inconsiderate idiots - I’d say our roads are even more deadly than a Pakistani train.
Yeah, but did you see the videos of the rescue efforts and the medical treatment in their “hospitals”?
We do have technology and sanitation going for us.
But a true civilization has courtesy, civility, and tact.
We’ve lacked all of those for decades unfortunately.
I don’t think Pakistan ever had them though.
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