At least 17 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi early Thursday.

Two trains collided near Landhi railway station in the southern city of Karachi.

Initial reports said that one of the trains had been given the wrong signal and at least two carriages had overturned following the crash.

Rescuers are using metal-cutting equipment and heavy cranes to try and reach passengers trapped inside the mangled wreckage.

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