
Two trains collide in the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history - January 4th, 1990
This Day in History Class
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The Zacrea Express Crash
The passenger train was named the baha hoden zacrea express after a mediaeval moslem scholar of the same name. The official death toll reported that day was 210 people, though some later reports put the estimate at well over 300 lives lost. Three employees at songe station were eventually charged with criminal negligence and manslaughter. Since 19 53, there have been dozens of train related accidents in pakistan.
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