LAHORE: Lahore-bound Shalimar Categorical collided with a items prepare at Lakha Highway Railway Station in Sindh’s Naushahro Feroze district on Sunday, as a result of which its locomotive and several other coaches had been derailed and capsized, sources stated.
The sources advised Daybreak that as Shalimar Categorical approached Lakha Highway Station, the interlocking system was set such that the prepare veered in the direction of a loop line, the place a items prepare was parked. Subsequently, the driving force instantly utilized brakes however the prepare ultimately collided with the parked prepare, they stated.
Shalimar Categorical’s driver, Haji Fayyaz, additionally advised Daybreak that “our.” Kanta (interlocking/signalling system) was set for the loop line, whereas we needed to move the station with out stopping.”
“The brake additionally didn’t work correctly, and the sign was additionally pink,” he stated, including that each one aboard the prepare remained protected within the incident.
In line with sources, visitors on the primary line was disrupted because of the collision, and a aid prepare was dispatched to the accident website for the removing of the broken locomotive, coaches and wagons.
“An inquiry has additionally been ordered to look into the causes behind the accident,” stated an official supply.
