Bihar: 23 coaches of North East Express derailed; 4 dead, several injured

The North East Express was derailed at Raghunathpur railway station at 9.53 pm on Wednesday wherein 4 persons were killed and several injured

PGurus Newsdesk

October 12, 2023

The North East Express was derailed at Raghunathpur railway station at 9.53 pm on Wednesday wherein 4 persons were killed and several injured

Bihar train tragedy: Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derails in Buxar

Bihar Train Tragedy: On Thursday, the Railways confirmed that four passengers have died and several others were injured in the derailment of the North East Express train in Bihar’s Buxar district.

The East Central Railway CPRO Virendra Kumar said, “The North East Express was derailed at Raghunathpur railway station at 9.53 pm on Wednesday wherein 4 persons were killed and over 30 injured. Five of the injured persons have critical conditions and are admitted to the hospitals of Buxar and Patna. A total of 23 coaches were derailed in this mishap,” Kumar said.

“The Indian Railways has given Rs.10 lakh compensation to the family members of deceased, and injured persons were given Rs.50,000 each,” Kumar said.

“We have arranged a special train from Raghunathpur for the passengers. Besides, we have issued helpline numbers at Patna, Danapur Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Barauni, Katihar, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, New Bongaigaon, Rangia, Kamakhya and Guwahati,” he said.

Following the accident, East Central Railway GM Tarun Prakash, Danapur DRM Jayant Kumar Chaudhary, and other officers reached Raghunathpur to take control of the situation. The technical teams initiated an investigation of the mishap.

“Our technical team started the investigation to ascertain the actual reason for the derailment. An expert committee is formed for the purpose,” Tarun Prakash said.

The Railways have diverted 22 Guwahati and Kolkata bound trains and cancelled two others after North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur in Bihar.

The up-and-down Patna Varanasi Janshatabdi express train was cancelled.

Nineteen trains, including Patna Azimabad Express, Pune Danapur Super Fast Express, Patliputra Superfast Express, Dibrugarh Rajdhani, Patna Rajdhani, Vikramsheela Express, Kamakhya Express, Guwahati Express, Tejas Rajdhani express, Anand Vihar Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express, Baba Baidyanath Dham Deoghar Super Fast Express train were diverted from Patna to Gaya and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junctions.

Trains like Ahmadabad Express, Poorwotar Sampark Kranti, and others were diverted from Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Sasaram, and Arrah stations to reach Patna and further towards Kolkata and Guwahati.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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