Four people were killed and 12 others injured when an explosion struck near a railway track in Dasht

At least four people were killed and 12 others injured when an explosion struck near a railway track in Dasht area of Balochistan's Mastung district.

The explosion partially damaged the railway track and a bogey of the Jafr Express train, which was travelling from Quetta to Rawalpindi and passing by when the explosion hit the railway track.

Panic struck the passengers after the explosion partially damaged a bogey of the train.

According to latest reports, five injured persons and the bodies of the two victims were transferred to the Civil Hospital Quetta. According to rescue sources, the bodies of the other two victims were being transferred to the hospital.

Three of the injured persons were said to be in critical condition.