20 passengers hurt as Shalimar Express derails near Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: At least 20 passengers, including women and children, sustained injuries after the derailment of two coaches and Service Loader Room (SLR) of 22-Down Shalimar Express near Detha Railway Station, some 20 kilometres from here on Saturday.
The Station Superintendent Hyderabad, Shamsuddin Solangi said when the Karachi-bound train Shalimar Express reached near the Detha Railway Station, its two coaches and SLR derailed at around 11:50am.
Besides the SLR, the Coach Nos 52-82-2 and 120-78-2 derailed, he said and added the train narrowly escaped a major disaster due to slow speed because of being near the Hyderabad Railway Station.
As a result of the derailment, around 20 passengers received injuries and were shifted by rescue workers to the Liaquat University Hospital, City Branch.
Out of 20 passengers, 16 have been admitted to different wards of the hospital.
They were identified as Abdul Ghafoor, son of Wazir Ali; Shabana, wife of Safdar; Shahbaz, son of Sharif; Abdul Hameed, son of Wahabuddin; Fatima, daughter of Safdar; Iqbal Bibi, wife of Abdul Hameed; Budha Khan, son of Ali Muhammad; Razzaq, son of Noor Muhammad; Irshad, son of Aslam; Nusrat, son of Rana Izhar; Ruqaiyya, wife of Shamshad Ali; Noshaba, wife of Aleel John; Rashid, son of Ishaq; Samina, wife of Tariq; Tanveer, son of Munir and Khalid Mian, son of Ilahi Bakhsh.
The Railway Engineering Wing, under the supervision of Station Superintendent, separated the affected coaches and the SLR from the train and later the train received green signal for proceeding to its destination - Karachi.
The Station Superintendent Shamsuddin Solangi informed that the workers of the Engineering Wing have been engaged to lift the coaches from the spot with the help of cranes and repair the damaged track.
A team of technical experts from Hyderabad and Karachi also reached the spot to ascertain the causes of derailment, he added.