| Sukkur rail disaster | |
| Date: | 4 January 1990 |
| Location: | Sukkur |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Line: | Multan to Karachi |
| Operator: | Pakistan Railways |
| Type: | Collision |
| Cause: | Incorrectly set points |
| Trains: | 2 |
| Deaths: | 307 |
| Injuries: | 700 |
The Sukkur rail disaster occurred on 4 January 1990 in the village of Sangi near Sukkur in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. 307 people were killed, making it Pakistan's worst rail disaster.[1]
The train concerned (Bahauddin Zakaria Express) was on an 500adj=onNaNadj=on overnight run from Multan to Karachi and was carrying many more passengers in its 16 carriages than its 1408-seat capacity. It was supposed to pass straight through the village of Sangi but incorrectly set rail points sent it into a siding where it collided with an empty 67-car freight train at a speed of at least 35order=flipNaNorder=flip. The first three carriages were destroyed and the next two badly damaged; 307 people were killed and 700 injured.
The investigation found railway staff to be 'directly responsible' for the disaster. Three staff on duty at Sangi station were charged with manslaughter.[2]