Four killed and 30 injured in train crash in Bihar, says Railways

Defects in tracks may have caused the derailment of the Anand Vihar-Kamakhya North East Express, resulting in the deaths of four persons and injuries to at least 30 on Wednesday night, a prima facie statement by involved stakeholders suggests.

“The loco pilot, who was injured, had to apply the emergency brakes at 128 km per hour (kmph) after the train had a severe jolt shortly after passing Raghunathpur station,” a source with access to the prima facie report told Business Standard.

Officials said the gateman and pointsman at the station heard loud sounds and saw sparks as the train passed through the Raghunathpur area, the site of the accident.