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Moving train falls apart due to fishplate detachment in Sindh
[ARYNEWS.TV] A train headed from Sindh to Lahore came close to a devastating crash on Friday after the fishplates of the train tracks came undone, ARY News reported.The train had passed a railway crossing near the area of Muradshah where the fishplates of the track detached forcing the train to break into two partitions separating a few bogies from the engine. The train driver showing presence of mind hit the emergency brakes in a timely manner saving it from disaster. The train track is currently closed for commute as the crash site is being cordoned off for repair works and further probes to deduce reasons that lead to the fishplate detachment. Sources privy to the railways revealed that due to the incident Sindh Express and Rehman Baba Express, both have been made to wait at Rohri junction till the track is cleared for operation. Posted by: Fred 2019-12-20 |
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