In Bihar, Four people died and more than 100 were injured after eight bogies of the Guwahati-Kamakhya Junction-bound 12506-North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur railway station in Buxar district. The train was going to Kamakhya Junction, Guwahati from Anand Vihar Terminal, Delhi.
According to Railways, the incident took place on Wednesday night at 9.35 pm, when the train left from Buxar junction. The cause of the derailment is yet to be known, said East Central Railway CPRO Birendra Kumar.
Buxar District Magistrate Anshul Agarwal said, the rescue operation was completed early this morning with the help of NDRF, SDRF, Police, and local residents. He said several serious injuries have been sent to AIIMS Patna and other hospitals in the capital city through ambulances. The work of debris clearance and track maintenance is being done on a war footing for restoration of rail traffic on Buxar-Arrah- Danapur- Patna rail section. ECR officials said, with the help of a special relief train several stranded passengers were brought to Patna and they will be ferried to their onward destinations.
