At least 4 killed as train derails In India

At least four people were killed and about 80 injured as an express train derailed in the Indian state of Bihar on Wednesday (Oct 11), a district official told Reuters.

Twenty-one coaches of the North-East Express train, which runs from Delhi to Assam, derailed at the Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar's Buxar district around 9.35pm (1605 GMT) on Wednesday, Tarun Prakash, general manager of East Central Railway, said.

Three coaches overturned, a police official said. The cause of the derailment was not immediately known.

Several other passengers and goods trains were diverted due to the accident, media reports said.

India's Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said on social media network X that the train's evacuation and rescue were complete.

The relief train for the stranded passengers departed early Thursday, the East Central Railway said in a post on social media platform X.

[embed]https://twitter.com/ECRlyHJP/status/1712235281842139485[/embed]

In June, India experienced its worst train crash in two decades in Odisha, which resulted in the death of at least 288 people.

ALSO READ: At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India

Disclaimer: The copyright of this article belongs to the original author. Reposting this article is solely for the purpose of information dissemination and does not constitute any investment advice. If there is any infringement, please contact us immediately. We will make corrections or deletions as necessary. Thank you.