[arista]

[At least 30 people have been killed
and 100 injured when a train derailed in
southern Pakistan, a police spokesman
has confirmed.
Several carriages of the
Hazara Express overturned
near Sahara railway station in Nawabshah,
about 275km (171 miles) from the
largest city Karachi.

Wounded passengers were moved to nearby hospitals.
Rescue teams are trying to free people
from the twisted wreckage.

Accidents on Pakistan's antiquated railway
system are not uncommon.

Railway Minister Saad Rafiq said initial investigations
showed the train was travelling at
normal speed and they were trying to establish
what led to the derailment.

A railways spokesperson in Karachi said
at least eight carriages went off the track.
Some people were still trapped inside a train carriage,
according to local broadcaster Geo.

"We don't know what happened,
we were just sitting inside," said one dazed woman
who was rescued from a carriage,
while others were being taken away
by ambulance.]