What the records say
- When
- 31 Oct 2019
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 29.01° N, 70.99° E
- Description
- 2019 train fire in Pakistan
- Deaths
- 75
- Injured
- 43
2019 Tezgam train fire
2019 train fire in Pakistan
On 31 October 2019, Pakistan Railways' Tezgam passenger train caught fire while traveling from Karachi to Rawalpindi, resulting in at least 75 passenger deaths. It was the deadliest train accident in the country since the 2005 Ghotki rail crash, which killed more than 100 people.
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