At least four passengers were killed and dozens others injured when 14 coaches of the Rehman Baba Express, travelling from Karachi to Peshawar, derailed near Sher Shah railway station in Multan on Tuesday.
According to a Pakistan Railways information officer, initial reports put the number of injured passengers at 30. Rescue 1122, however, reported 53 victims, including four fatalities and 49 injured people.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Farooq Ahmad told Business Recorder that 22 of the injured were classified as having minor injuries, while 27 were shifted for medical treatment. The deceased included three women and one man.
The train was carrying nearly 1,000 passengers at the time of the accident, according to Rescue 1122.
Rescue services received the emergency call at 5:21am and deployed 11 ambulances, three fire vehicles and two rescue vehicles, with 70 rescuers taking part in the operation.
A relief train and a medical van from Multan were dispatched to the accident site. Multan divisional authorities and Rescue 1122 teams were also conducting rescue operations.
The operation was ongoing, according to Rescue 1122.