Express in Bihar, as per a preliminary investigation report available with The Pioneer. However, other railway officials pointed out that the train was brought to a sudden halt by applying brakes when it was travelling at great speed.
At least four people were killed and several injured in the accident in Bihar’s Buxar district Wednesday night. “It seems that derailment occurred due to fault in tracks,” the report, signed by six railway officials, stated. Relief measures were initiated immediately after the incident, with ambulances and doctors rushing to the site.