Khanewal, May 30 -- An employee of Pakistan Railways was killed and a female passenger injured after a section of the pedestrian bridge at Khanewal Junction railway station collapsed on Friday, ARY News reported.

Rescue teams quickly arrived at the scene, transferring the deceased and the injured to the hospital, where medical treatment was provided to the passenger, according to ARY News.

Pakistan Railways has commenced repair work on the bridge following the completion of rescue operations. "According to the preliminary investigation, a stone slab from the bridge fell onto those below," ARY News stated.

Railway operations at Khanewal station are continuing as usual, a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways said, as quoted by ARY News.

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