LAHORE: At least 19 Sikh pilgrims lost their lives as a passenger bus rammed into the Shah Hussain Express train on Friday, according to rescue officials.
According
to the District Police Officer Sheikhupura Ghazi Salahuddin, 15 pilgrims lost
their lives as the Lahore-bound train from Karachi met with an accident near
Farooqabad railway station.
According
to railway officials, the accident took place at a train crossing without a
barrier. All the wounded have been shifted to a nearby hospital, added
officials.
It
was reported that all the bodies have been shifted to the hospital and rescue
operation has been completed. The wounded were given, first aid by locals at
the time of the accident.
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