Rail employee dead, passenger injured as bridge collapses at Khanewal station in Pakistan
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An accident at Khanewal Junction railway station in Pakistan claimed the life of a Pakistan Railways employee and injured a female passenger after part of a pedestrian bridge collapsed on Friday, ARY News reported.
The incident occurred when a stone slab from the bridge suddenly fell on people walking below. Rescue teams quickly reached the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital. While the passenger received medical treatment, the railway employee could not be saved.
Repair work on the damaged footbridge began soon after the rescue operation concluded. 'According to the preliminary investigation, a stone slab from the bridge fell onto those below,' ARY News stated.
A spokesperson for Pakistan Railways said train operations at Khanewal station were continuing as usual.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Railways announced it would run five special trains across the country on the occasion of Eidul Adha 2025 to help manage the festive rush. These special services will run between 2 and 4 June.
As per the schedule released by the railway department, the first train will depart from Karachi Cantt to Lahore at 1:00 pm on June 2.
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The second will run from Quetta to Peshawar Cantt at 10:00 AM on June 3. On the same day, the third train will leave Lahore for Karachi Cantt at 5:00 pm.
The fourth train is scheduled to depart from Karachi City to Rawalpindi at 8:00 pm on June 3. The fifth and final special service will leave Karachi Cantt for Lahore at 8:00 pm on June 4.
The railway spokesperson noted that 'coaches for the first, second, and fourth trains will be arranged from carriage workshops, while the third and fifth trains will use existing rakes already prepared for Eid special services.'
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