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| Pakistan train crash kills dozens | Pakistan train crash kills dozens |
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| A crowded passenger train has derailed in southern Pakistan killing at least 32 people and injuring many more. | A crowded passenger train has derailed in southern Pakistan killing at least 32 people and injuring many more. |
| At least 12 carriages of a train travelling between Karachi and Lahore came off the rails near the city of Mehrabpur in Sind province overnight. | At least 12 carriages of a train travelling between Karachi and Lahore came off the rails near the city of Mehrabpur in Sind province overnight. |
| A rescue worker at the scene was quoted as saying 32 bodies had been found, but some reports put the death toll higher. Up to 100 people were reported injured. | A rescue worker at the scene was quoted as saying 32 bodies had been found, but some reports put the death toll higher. Up to 100 people were reported injured. |
| Hundreds of people have died in recent years in crashes on Pakistani railways. | Hundreds of people have died in recent years in crashes on Pakistani railways. |
| The express train that overturned on Wednesday is said to have been loaded with hundreds of passengers travelling home for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. | |
| The crash happened shortly after 0200 (2100 GMT). | |
| 'Painful scene' | |
| Rescue workers were struggling with large numbers of casualties in the dark and cold. | |
| Many locals turned out to help, carrying the injured away on rickshaws, motor-scooters and donkey carts. | |
| "It's a very painful scene," local officer Ghulam Qadir told the AFP news agency. | |
| "People are trapped in the wreckage and there are cries for help. Policemen pulling out the dead and injured are drenched in blood." | |
| Khalid Amin, a senior railway official, told the Associated Press news agency that two relief trains had been dispatched to pick up survivors. | |
| The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. | |
| Correspondents say casualty figures are often so high because trains are packed with far greater numbers than for which they were designed. | Correspondents say casualty figures are often so high because trains are packed with far greater numbers than for which they were designed. |
| Signalling faults and poorly maintained tracks are often the cause of the accidents. | Signalling faults and poorly maintained tracks are often the cause of the accidents. |
| More than 130 people were killed when three trains collided near the southern town of Ghotki in July 2005 in the country's worst train disaster for 15 years. | More than 130 people were killed when three trains collided near the southern town of Ghotki in July 2005 in the country's worst train disaster for 15 years. |