Several passengers were injured when Shalimar Express, on the way from Karachi to Lahore, derailed in the small hours on Wednesday near Darul Ehsan, a suburban area of Faisalabad.
Eyewitnesses stated that the carriage was caught on the railway line shortly before the train arrived.
When he saw the train approach, the driver quickly unpopated the car from the tractor and fled with the tractor, leaving the carriage.
The train crashed into the carriage, which was filled with bricks, which caused it to turn almost a mile off the track as several wagons derailed and overturned.
Both the train’s driver and assistant driver sustained injuries to the crash.
The rail line between Sahiwal and Salarwala was severely damaged, led to the complete suspension of rail traffic between Faisalabad, Lahore and Wazirabad.
Police and rescue teams immediately arrived at the stage and launched a rescue operation.
