The accident occurred when the incoming "Zakria Express" from the central city of Multan rammed into the "Fareed Express", from Lahore, as it waited at Quaidabad Station, also known as Jumma Goth, in the Landi neighbourhood of Karachi.
Vilciens "Zakria Express" no Multānas, valsts vidienē, ietriecies vilcienā "Farid Express", kas bija ieradies no Lahoras un stāvēja uz sliedēm Karāči Džumagotas stacijā.