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Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

Survivors trapped in wreckage

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(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.

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
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 went careering off the rails overnight, killing at least 45 people and leaving more than 100 injured, officials said....
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 went careering off the rails overnight, killing at least 45 people and leaving more than 100 injured, officials...
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 went careering off the rails overnight, killing at least 45 people and leaving more than 100 injured, officials said....
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 with holiday travelers derailed in southern Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least 56 people and injuring some 150 others,...
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 train crowded with holiday travelers derailed in southern Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least 56 people and injuring...
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 train crowded with holiday travelers derailed in southern Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least 56 people and injuring some...
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 crowded with holiday travelers derailed in southern Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least 56 people and...
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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