In a case of sheer carelessness, two men lost their lives when they were crushed by a train as they were resting on the railway track in Pattoki on Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Three men in a demonstration of stupidity found no place else but the railway tracks near Toll Plaza in Pattoki for resting when Karachi Express coming from over appeared on the scene. One of the three managed to get away but the two others were caught up by the train which was heading for Karachi.

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According to the train’s driver, three people were lying on the tracks and one of them got up on time and ran away.

The local railway police rushed to the accident site and shifted the bodies to the Pattoki Tehsil Headquarters Hospital with the help of 1122 personnel.

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The deceased have not yet been identified; however, the police said one of the dead was 45 years old and the other 25 years old.

Reporter Shahzad Chaudhry