NOSHEHRO FEROZE, January 14: Six passengers were injured when two cars of a train derailed near NoshehroFeroze halting upcountry railway traffic.
The Green Line train, going to Rawalpindi from Karachi, when its two passenger bogeys went off the track injuring six passengers. The train was still moving on dragging the derailed compartments with it for about three kilometres.
The authorities suspended the railway traffic by halting trains at different railway stations. Sukkur Express train was stopped at KotLalu railway station whereas Khyber Mail was halted at PidEiden.
The damaged compartments were detached from the Green Line train and it was given the green signal to resume its journey. A relief train from Rohri has been set off for NoshehroFeroze to repair the damaged track for resuming upcountry railway traffic. -DNA