Sheikhupura train–bus collision

On 3 July 2020, at least 20 people were killed and ten others injured when a Shah Hussain Express collided with a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims.[1][2] The collision occurred at an unmanned level crossing between Farooqabad and Bahalekay near Sachcha Sauda railway station in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan.[3][4] The victims, who were all from the same family, included thirteen males and seven females. The bus was travelling from Nankana Sahib to Peshawar with 30 passengers when the train collided.[5] The train was a Karachi–Lahore express.[6]

Sheikhupura train–bus collision

Sheikhupura District Sheikhupura train–bus collision (Pakistan)
Date	3 July 2020 (2020-07-03)
Location	Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan
Deaths	20+
Non-fatal injuries	10

References

1. "20 killed as train crashes into coach carrying Sikh pilgrims near Sheikhupura". Dawn. 3 July 2020.
2. Mehmood, Asif (3 July 2020). "At least 20 Sikh pilgrims dead, several injured in train-bus collision". Express Tribune.
3. "22 die as train rams into Sikh yatris' coaster bus in Sheikhupura". Dunya News. 3 July 2020.
4. "20 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, feared dead as train rams bus in Pakistan's Sheikhupura". Hindustan Times. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
5. "20 of Peshawar's Sikh community dead in train, van collision near Sheikhupura". Geo News. 3 July 2020.
6. "Sikh pilgrims in deadly Pakistan train crash". BBC News. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.