SADIQABAD: At least eleven people were killed and more 60 got injured as Quetta bound Akbar Express collided with a freight train at Walhar Railway Station, near Sadiqabad on Thursday morning.<br /><br />The accident took place around 4:15am, when Akbar Express hit a parked freight train at the Walhar Railway Station, resulting in the death of 11 passengers and wounds to 60 others.<br /><br />Getting the information, the rescue teams have reached the spot and currently, the rescue operation was underway.<br /><br />Injured are being shifted to the hospitals of Sadiqabad and Rahim Yar Khan where an emergency has been declared.<br /><br />According to DPO Rahim Yar Khan Umer Salamat, the rescue operation is underway. Hydraulic cutters have been called at the site to retrieve dead bodies.<br /><br />Following the dreadful accident, the rail traffic has been suspended and Business Express and Karachi Express have been stopped at the various stations.
