North East Express train was coming from Delhi and was on its way to Kamakhya in Assam
Buxar:
At least five people were killed after the North East Express train derailed in Bihar on Wednesday. An official said that the incident took place close to Raghunathpur station near Buxar around 9.35 pm. The train, which started from Anand Vihar Terminus in Delhi, was on its way to Kamakhya near Guwahati in Assam.
“Teams of the national and state disaster response forces have reached the incident site,” Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey told NDTV.
He also said that the injured people will be taken to AIIMS, Patna.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said that he has spoken to the Disaster Management Department, Health Department, and the district officials of Buxar and Bhojpur to reach the spot and speed up the relief and rescue work.
दिल्ली से गुवाहाटी जा रही नॉर्थ ईस्ट एक्सप्रेस की बक्सर में कई बोगियाँ पलटने की दुःखद घटना पर आपदा प्रबंधन विभाग, स्वास्थ्य विभाग तथा बक्सर व भोजपुर के जिला पदाधिकारियों से वार्ता कर यथाशीघ्र घटनास्थल पहुँच राहत एवं बचाव कार्य में तेजी लाने एवं घायलों की समुचित चिकित्सा व्यवस्था…
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) October 11, 2023
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s office also said that they are “closely monitoring the unfortunate derailment” of the train in Raghunathpur.
They added that they are in touch with the district authorities in Buxar and other agencies.
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. @himantabiswa@Buxarprashasan@RailNfhttps://t.co/RWbzqTf8fU
— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) October 11, 2023
The railways has also released the following helpline numbers — Patna: 9771449971, Danapur: 8905697493, Commercial Control: 7759070004, and Ara helpline: 8306182542.
