In Pakistan, at least seven people, including six schoolchildren of the same family were killed and four others injured when a train crashed into a motorised rickshaw in Punjab province today. The mishap occurred on Jalapur Road in Lodhran town when the three-wheeler rickshaw carrying 11 schoolchildren tried to cross an ungated railway line ahead of an incoming Karachi-bound train. <br/><br/>The Hazara Express was going from Lahore to Karachi when it hit the rickshaw the initial probe showed that the gate was installed but it was open as the gateman appointed to shut it ahead of the train was not on duty, police said, adding that he was arrested after the accident for negligence. It was the third major railway accident in last four months.
News On AIR | January 6, 2017 9:31 PM
Pak: At least 7 killed, 4 others injured in train-rickshaw collision in Punjab