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Six of a family die after train rams into car in Pakistan

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According to initial reports, the train slammed into the car as it was crossing the railway track from an unmanned crossing.

Published: Mon 20 Jul 2015, 12:00 AM

Updated: Mon 20 Jul 2015, 2:00 AM

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Six people were killed as a train collided with a car on Sunday near Hyderabad railway station.
According to initial reports, the train slammed into the car as it was crossing the railway track from an unmanned crossing.
Six people belonging to the same family were killed in the train crash.
"The incident occurred because there was no barrier," a police official said.
Earlier this month, at least 18 people, including a senior army officer and the train driver, were killed when rail carriages full of soldiers and military hardware fell into a canal in Gujranwala.
The accident occurred near the eastern town of Wazirabad in Punjab as the train was heading to the garrison town of Kharian. - news@khaleejtimes.com



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