At least one passenger died while 33 were injured after four coaches of the Karachi-bound train derailed and overturned late last night in Punjab’s Lodhran, Rescue 1122 said on Sunday.

According to a statement from Rescue 1122, the Awami Express train was travelling from Lahore to Karachi when the incident happened.The incident left one person dead while another 33 were injured, out of which 11 received medical assistance at the site of the incident, and the rest were immediately rushed to the District Hospital in Lodhran.”

It further said that two critically injured persons were transferred to a hospital in Bahawalpur.

Expressing grief over the loss of life, Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi vowed to take disciplinary action against those responsible for the incident.

He ordered an inquiry into the incident and directed authorities to submit a report within seven days.

“No one can be allowed to play with human lives under any circumstances. We have started reforms within the railways department, and people will benefit from it soon,” Abbasi said in a statement.