Train collision starts fire in southern Pakistan

Two trains, one carrying oil, collided in southern Pakistan on today, sparking a fire. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Atiq Ur-Rahman, a railway official, said the collision happened near the town of Kotri and four wagons of the oil tanker train were on fire.

Rescue teams were on their way to the site of the crash, which blocked a rail line linking the southern city of Karachi and the north-western city of Peshawar, he said.