Eight carriages separated from a moving freight train at Khanpur.
Eight bogies detached from a moving freight train in the City Park area near Khanpur, a city in the Rahim Yar Khan region of Punjab province, on Thursday.
The freight train was en route to Karachi from Lahore. The detached bogies traversed a short distance before stopping, while the driver continued to propel the train towards its objective. No injuries were recorded in the incident.
Pakistan Railways officials said that traffic on the down track was halted following the incident. They said that the rescue effort has commenced and the track would be cleared shortly for rail traffic.
