Multan:At least five passengers were killed and 30 others injured after a passenger train derailed in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province early Tuesday morning, police reported.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the Rehman Baba Express, which was traveling from Karachi to Peshawar, went off the tracks in the Multan district. All 14 carriages of the train derailed during the incident.

The injured passengers have been transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. In the meantime, railway traffic on the affected section has been suspended. To assist those stranded, an additional train has been dispatched to take the passengers to their original destination, Peshawar.

Police have stated that an investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of the derailment.