Gujranwala tragedy: Train engine dragged out of canal

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The train engine which met a deadly accident in Gujranwala recently was taken out of the canal on Sunday.

The engine has been completely damaged whereas the investigating authorities have started to examine it through different aspects. The JIT report will be formed once the engine inspection is complete.

Besides the engine, only one bogie of the train has been left in the canal for which evacuation efforts were underway.

Collapsed Chanawan bridge hindered teams struggles to lift train wreckage after which heavy machinery and crane was brought from Islamabad to extract it.

On Saturday night, four train bogies were carried out of the canal. Railway sources report that the bogie left in the canal will also be extracted till this evening. Moreover, the bogies have also been removed from the railway track and efforts for railway track’s maintenance are in process.