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| At least 15 die in Pakistan train crash | |
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| At least 15 people have died and at least 40 have been injured in a train crash in Pakistan, local media said. | |
| Two trains collided early on Thursday morning near Landhi railway station in the southern city of Karachi. | Two trains collided early on Thursday morning near Landhi railway station in the southern city of Karachi. |
| Initial reports said that one of the trains had been given the wrong signal and at least two carriages had overturned following the crash. | |
| But railway official Nasir Nazeer said the collision's cause could not yet be determined. | But railway official Nasir Nazeer said the collision's cause could not yet be determined. |
| All trains out of Karachi have been halted temporarily and rescue workers are at the scene. | All trains out of Karachi have been halted temporarily and rescue workers are at the scene. |
| TV footage showed serious damage to the trains, and local newspaper Dawn reported that many people were trapped under the wreckage. | TV footage showed serious damage to the trains, and local newspaper Dawn reported that many people were trapped under the wreckage. |
| Train accidents are common in Pakistan, whose extensive colonial-era railway network has suffered from decades of decline. |