A passenger train travelling toward Peshawar left the rails in the Multan district of Punjab, Pakistan, on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post. The Washington Post reports that at least five people were killed in the derailment and 35 others were injured.
The train involved was the Rehman Baba Express, according to accounts from The News Pakistan and The Express Tribune. The News Pakistan put the death toll at no fewer than six passengers, while The Express Tribune reported at least five dead and more than 30 injured.
Figures from other outlets varied. Dawn reported at least four killed and more than 40 injured, and The Times of India said five people died and several were hurt. The differing counts reflect the early stage of reporting from the scene.
The derailment occurred in central Pakistan, in the country's most populous province, on a route serving the northwestern city of Peshawar. Emergency crews were responding, and the injured were being treated, though the material available did not specify which hospitals received them or how serious their conditions were.
No cause for the derailment has been given in the reporting reviewed here, and no official statement on the sequence of events was included.
Casualty figures from the immediate aftermath of such incidents often shift as rescue work continues and hospitals update their counts.
What to watch next: whether Pakistani railway authorities release an official casualty tally and an explanation of what caused the Rehman Baba Express to leave the tracks.
