Trains collide in Pakistan, no casualties

Two trains, one carrying oil, collided in southern Pakistan on Friday, sparking a fire, an official said.

Two trains, one carrying oil, collided in southern Pakistan on Friday, sparking a fire, an official said.

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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 northwestern city of Peshawar, he said.