Several passengers were injured when Shalimar Express, on the way from Karachi to Lahore, derailed in the early hours of Wednesday near Darul Ehsan, a suburban area of ​​Faisalabad.
The eye witnesses declared that the car was trapped in the railway line shortly before the train arrived.
Seeing the train approach, the driver quickly vented the tractor’s car and fled with the tractor, leaving the tram behind.
The train crashed into the car, which was loaded with bricks, which caused almost a kilometer out of the track while multiple carriages were derailed and overturned.
Both the train driver and the assistant driver suffered wounds in the accident.
The railway line between Sahiwal and Salarwala was severely damaged, which led to the complete suspension of rail traffic between Faisalabad, Lahore and Wazirabad.
Police and rescue teams quickly arrived at the scene and launched a rescue operation.
