Two bogies of Allama Iqbal express derail near Kotri

HYDERABAD: Two bogies of Karachi-bound Allama Iqbal Express coming from Sialkot on Sunday morning derailed near the Kotri railway station.

All passengers remained safe in the incident. According to railway authorities, due to derailment of passenger train, the railway traffic remained suspended for an hour and was restored after repair and maintenance of the railway track.

The incident happened when the 10-Down Allama Iqbal Express was about to enter the premises of Kotri railway station. No casualties have been reported, authorities said and added that all passengers remained unhurt while railway traffic was suspended for one hour due to the accident.

Some 50-metre railway track was destroyed and other trains had to be stopped at nearby stations. According to authorities, engineering and PWI teams after repair work, had restored the railway track in an hour. After separating the derailed bogies, the train departed for Karachi.