Bihar Train Accident Today Live Updates: Four people died and around 70 people were injured after the express train en route to Kamakhya junction in Assam from Delhi derailed in Bihar at 9.35 pm on Wednesday. The derailment took place near Raghunathpur station of the Danapur division of the East Central Railway. Five trains have been cancelled so far while several diverted as restoration of the tracks is currently underway. The Patna-Puri special, Sasaram-Ara passenger special, Ara-BBU special, Patna-DDU special and Patna-BXR trains were cancelled and 12 trains were diverted in the down direction on the mainline, including Kota-Patna express, Delhi-KYQ express, CSMT-Asansol express, Magadh express, LTT-DBRG express after the accident.

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• Oct 12, 2023 12:01 PM IST

  Kejriwal condoles loss of lives in Bihar train accident

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal condoled the loss of lives in the train derailment and said the Centre needs to be alert to prevent such accidents.

  “The train accident in Buxar, Bihar is extremely sad. My condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones in this accident. I pray to God that all the injured get well soon and return to their families,” he said.

  “The Centre will have to be alert to prevent such train accidents. It is worrying that such major accidents happen again and again,” he said in a post on X.

• Oct 12, 2023 11:51 AM IST

  Meghalaya sets up helpline for Bihar train derailment

  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. In case any person needs assistance, the state authorities can be reached at 1800 345 3644, officials said.

• Oct 12, 2023 11:42 AM IST

  Probe into cause of mishap underway: Bihar LoP

  Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha expressed grief over the train derailed that killed four and injured many and said an investigation into the cause of the mishap is underway.