Bihar train accident highlights: Preliminary probe suggests fault in tracks likely cause for derailment

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: CMO, Assam

Visuals from Bihar train derailment

Restoration work is under way after 21 coaches of the North East Express train derailed at Raghunathpur station in Buxar last night

Special train carrying injured passengers reached Danapur earlier today

Union Minister Ashwini Choubey inspects the restoration work and rescue operations

A helpline has been issued by Kamakhya Railway Station: 0361-267-4857

Passengers of Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express to arrive at Kamakhya Junction in Guwahati, Assam shortly

As per information, 1,006 passengers are coming (to Kamakhya Junction) in the special train, says TB Bhujel, senior CCTC at Kamakhya Junction

State BJP president Samrat Chaudhary inspects the restoration work and rescue operations

Bihar BJP President Samrat Chaudhary on Kamakhya-bound North-East Express derail assures investigation

"...This is a very unfortunate incident... The rail administration will investigate it. People in the nearby village and BJP workers helped to take out people (from the train)...There are some casualties...Rail administration will investigate it...", says Bihar BJP President Samrat Chaudhary

Supriya Sule sends wishes to the injured passengers for their speedy recovery and expresses her gratitude to the Bihar Government and Railway Ministry for their efforts in the ongoing rescue operations

Assam govt monitoring situation: Himanta on Bihar train accident

Expressing his condolences to the families of the deceased in the train mishap in Bihar, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his government is closely monitoring the situation. (PTI)

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar comments on the Bihar train accident

"As soon as we got know about the accident, people have been working...Four people have died...We are going to help everybody...".

Railway Ministry has announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh (to the families of deceased), Rs 2.5 lakh in case of grievous injuries and Rs 50,00 in case of minor injuries",says Sabyasachi De, CPRO, Northeast Frontier Railway on Delhi

Congress condoles loss of lives in Bihar's train accident

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the train accident in Bihar's Buxar and demanded that accountability of the Railway Ministry and the Central government be fixed.  He also urged Congress workers to provide all help to the families of the victims and those injured in the accident. (PTI)

The train is expected to reach Kamakhya Railway Station at around 11 pm tonight in the special train with 1,006 passengers

'Suddenly, all of us started getting tossed': Passengers recall Bihar train accident horror

Coaches can be seen strewn on both sides of the track, a few of these several feet away, in Raghunathpur, a non-descript town in Buxar district of Bihar where the North East Express derailed.

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"An accident is always painful. (However), our safety systems are getting strengthened and we will make our railways free from accidents soon," says Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan

Kejriwal condoles loss of lives in Bihar train accident

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the train derailment in Bihar's Buxar, and said the Centre needs to be alert to prevent such accidents. (PTI)

Meghalaya sets up helpline for Bihar train derailment, CM speaks to Vaishnaw

The Meghalaya government has set up a helpline for the people of the state who were travelling in the North East Express that derailed in Bihar's Buxar district, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday. (PTI)

Fault in tracks was the possible cause of derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar in which four people were killed and several injured, sources said on Thursday citing a preliminary investigation report. The report, signed by six railway officials including the driver of the ill-fated train, stated, "It seems that derailment occurred due to fault in tracks." (PTI)

Bodies of a woman and her daughter, two of the four dead in the derailment of the North East Express near Raghunathpur in Bihar, are being brought in an ambulance to their home in Tinsukia district in Assam, a railway official said on Thursday. The two are 37-year-old Usha Bhandari and her eight-year-old daughter Akriti, Northeast Frontier Railway public relations officer Dipak Deka told PTI.

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for not visiting the accident site. "The failure of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to visit the site speaks volumes about the arrogance of the political class in Bihar," Kishor told reporters when asked about the accident that took place in his home district of Buxar.