Bihar train accident: 6 dead, 100 injured in derailment of North East Express
Live MintMore than 12 coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur station in Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday night, The Hindustan Times reported citing a railway official. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces an ex-gratia of ₹4 Lakh each to families of the people who died after 21 coaches of the North East Express train were derailed in Buxar last night, informed Bihar CMO in an official statement. Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway zone Birendra Kumar told PTI that the accident took place less than half an hour after the train left the Buxar station and was headed for Ara. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “I have received the news of the derailment of North East Express 12506 - from Anand Vihar to Kamakhya.