2021 Ghotki rail crash

On 7 June 2021, a train crashed into another near Daharki, in the Ghotki District of the province of Sindh in southern Pakistan.[1] It killed 65 people and injured over 150 others.[2] An express train derailed onto the other side of the track, and a second express train crashed into the first roughly a minute later.[3]

There were previous major train crashes in Ghotki District in 1991 and 2005.

References
  1. Tanveer, Asim; Ahmed, Munir (7 June 2021). "Officials: 2 trains collide in southern Pakistan, killing 38". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. Saifi, Sophia (7 June 2021). "Dozens killed in train crash in southern Pakistan". Islamabad. CNN. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. "Pakistan train accident: 36 killed in Sindh collision". BBC News. 7 June 2021.
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