The Archive · 1924

Shocking Railway Disaster

Collision of Passenger Trains on Indian Line: Nearly 100 Persons Killed Moltan, Aug. jon between two passenger fied amd 102" injured. Twenty more are believed to have been killed and buried beneath the! deb Later.

The collision occurred early this morning. A special train has been despatched to the scene of the accident. Sixty-seven bodies have been discovered from the wreck ay and it is believed that 20 more may.

ill be recovered. These seriously injured, numbering 53, have been' removed to Montgomery and those] slightly injured have been taken to Lahore, Aug. 30. It has hitherto been ascertained that 95 persons were killed in the Montgomery Railway disaster. No first or second class passengers were killed or injured.

One European child was thrown off the Tine by its mother but was eked up unhurt.

The accident was due to the wrong line having been signalled

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