4 Dead, 100 Injured After North East Express Train Derails In Bihar

4 Dead, 100 Injured After North East Express Train Derails In Bihar

Following the Wednesday derailment of the North East Express in Bihar, at least four persons were killed and almost 100 others were hurt.

An official reported that the event happened about 9.35 p.m. nearby Raghunathpur station in Buxar. The train was traveling to Kamakhya near Guwahati in Assam when it left Anand Vihar Terminus in Delhi.

Speaking to NDTV about the event, Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated that teams from the federal and state disaster response agencies had arrived at the scene.

He added that the injured individuals would be transported to AIIMS, Patna.

The Health Department, the Disaster Management Department, and the district officials of Buxar and Bhojpur have all been contacted, according to Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, to expedite the relief and rescue efforts.

Chief Minister’s Office is closely monitoring the unfortunate  derailment of Train Number 12506 in Raghunathpur and is in touch with the District authorities in Buxar & other agencies.
Chief Minister’s Office is closely monitoring the unfortunate derailment of Train Number 12506 in Raghunathpur and is in touch with the District authorities in Buxar & other agencies.

According to the office of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, they are “closely monitoring the unfortunate derailment” of the train near Raghunathpur.

They continued by saying they were in contact with other agencies as well as the Buxar district government.

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