At least 38 people killed and up to 20 passengers trapped in wreckage of derailed Millat ExpressAt least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a pre-dawn crash between two express trains in Pakistan,as rescuers and villagers worked throughout the day to pull survivors and the dead from the crumpled carriages.
Cries for encourage pierced the night as passengers climbed out of overturned or crushed rail cars and local people rushed to the scene in the district of Ghotki, in the southern province of Sindh. Later in the day, or heavy machinery arrived to carve open some cars,in the hopes of rescuing several people still believed to be trapped. The military deployed troops and helicopters to assist.
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Source: theguardian.com