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Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

Posted Dec 19, 07 4:10 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – At least 41 people were killed early today when the Karachi Express derailed, and Pakistani rescue workers were scrambling to pull survivors from the twisted wreckage, CNN reports. Over 135 people were injured when 12 of the train's 17 cars overturned. Over a thousand people were on the train, many of them heading home for the Eid holiday.

Many more passengers are feared trapped in the wreckage 250 miles north of Karachi. "There are cries for help. Policemen pulling out the dead and injured are drenched in blood," said a local officer. Officials are investigating the cause of the crash, but a railroad official said the derailment appeared to be an accident.

Sources: CNN, Daily Telegraph (UK), BBC

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Map locates Mehrabpur, Pakistan, near where an express train derailed killing at least 50; 1c x 1 7/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 47.6 mm   (Associated Press)
Pakistani soldiers and rescue workers search the wreckage of a train following an accident in the southern town of Mehrabpur, 19 December 2007. A Pakistan passenger train packed with holiday travellers...   (Getty Images)
Pakistani soldiers and rescue workers gather beside the wreckage of a train following an accident in the southern town of Mehrabpur, 19 December 2007. A Pakistan passenger train packed with holiday travellers...   (Getty Images)
Pakistani soldiers and rescue workers search the wreckage of a train following an accident in the southern town of Mehrabpur, 19 December 2007. A Pakistan passenger train packed with holiday travellers...   (Getty Images)
Pakistani paramilitary troops search bodies at the site of a train derailment near Mehrabpur, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. An express train crowded...   (Associated Press)
Pakistani rescue workers recover an injured girl from the wreckage of a train derailment near Mehrabpur, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. An express...   (Associated Press)
Pakistani paramilitary troops and rescue workers search for victims of a train derailment near Mehrabpur, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. An express...   (Associated Press)
A woman victim of a derailed train comforts her injured baby girl at a local hospital in Mehrabpur, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. An express train...   (Associated Press)
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