Bihar train crash: Fault in tracks likely cause, suggests initial report

At least four people died and 70 others were injured in a train crash near Buxar in Bihar when as many as 21 coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express were toppled on Wednesday night.

Two of its Tier-3 AC coaches were derailed and others were pushed off the tracks in the accident at 9:53 pm, officials of the East Central Railway said. “Four people have died and four have been seriously injured, railway officials said. A Railway Police Force official said at least 70 passengers have been injured and shifted to local hospitals. Those with serious injuries were rushed to AIIMS, Patna.