AT least six people were killed and hundreds of others were injured after a passenger train smashed into a freight train in Pakistan.
Early this morning an Awam Express train hit a stationary cargo train close to the city of Multan.
Locals gather at the scene where two trains collided near Multan
Locals look at the wreckage after two trains collided near Multan
Four carriages were overturned in the crash, which killed at least six people and left about 10 badly injured.
There was a delay in the emergency response due to Eid celebrations.
Pakistan’s colonial era railway network has fallen into disrepair in recent decades due to chronic under-investment and poor maintenance
Rescue workers prepare to search a train after two trains collided near Multan