Pakistan: 29 people, most of them Sikh pilgrims, killed in train-bus collision in Sheikhupura

Published : Jul 03, 2020, 05:29 PM IST
Pakistan: 29 people, most of them Sikh pilgrims, killed in train-bus collision in Sheikhupura

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 Twenty nine, mostly Sikh pilgrims, are feared dead in an accident between a bus and a train near Sheikhupura district on Friday afternoon


Lahore: At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikhs, were killed when a mini-bus collided with a train in Pakistan's Punjab province on Friday (July 3).

Shah Hussain Express which was coming from Karachi to Lahore hit the mini-bus carrying Sikh pilgrims at an unmanned level crossing at Farooqababd, some 60 km from Lahore, at 1.30 pm, officials said.

Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) spokesperson Amir Hashmi told PTI that at least 29 people, most of them Pakistani Sikhs, were killed in the collision.

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