Ghotki (HRNW) The death toll from the Ghotki train tragedy rose to 65 on Tuesday after rescuers pulled more bodies from a mangled bogie found crushed underneath an engine a day after the crash, according to Ghotki SSP Umer Tufail.
He said around 10 to 12 of the bodies retrieved on Tuesday were of persons who were travelling with a wedding party.
However, persons in-charge of the Edhi Centre in Sukkur, Mohammad Urs Magsi and Gul Mahar, told that the death toll had risen to 65.
They said over 100 persons injured in the accident were under treatment at different hospitals and many of them were in critical condition, fearing that the death toll may rise.
The accident had taken place between the Raiti and Daharki railway stations where eight carriages of the Millat Express derailed just before the Sir Syed Express rammed into them in the early hours of Monday.
The collision resulted in the suspension of train service, with authorities offering refund for seats booked in advance.
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