LAHORE:Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday raised suspicions of sabotage as the potential cause behind the train accident in Nawabshah.

“It was either a mechanical fault or it was developed,” he said on the possible causes. Speaking to media in Lahore, the minister said that reports suggested that 15 people had died and several were injured in Hazara Express train accident. Rafique said that the train was travelling at a reasonable speed, which initial investigations showed. He said that officials had reached the scene and an emergency had been imposed in hospitals in Sukkur and Nawabshah.

At least 30 people were dead and over 100 sustained injuries when 10 bogies of Hazara Express traveling from Karachi to Rawalpindi derailed near Nawab Shah, said SSP Sanghar. Railway officials reported that the tragic incident occurred near Saharai Railway Station, located between Shahzadpur and Nawabshah when the Hazara Express was en route from Karachi. The derailment resulted in 10 bogies veering off the tracks, leading to chaos and injuries among the passengers on board. However, the traffic on the up track has been suspended.

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